SMOKO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMOKO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SMOKO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMOKO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smokosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMOKO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SMOKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What stands out about SMOKO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMOKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralianNew Zealand
A short break from work for a cigarette or a cup of tea.
Shearers and rail workers in Australia and New Zealand coined smoko for the pause they took to light a cigarette, and the term drifted over time to mean any brief pause in the working day. Islanders in the Falklands took the same word in a different direction, using it for a mid-morning meal of sausage rolls, cakes and strong tea. The spelling keeps the informal -o ending found in words such as arvo and servo. Nobody clocks a smoko on a timesheet; it simply happens once the job allows it.
How SMOKO is used
Informal, chiefly Australian and New Zealand English; heard in speech more than seen in writing.
- The gang stopped for a smoko at ten.
- He lit a cigarette the moment smoko was called.
- A ten-minute smoko keeps the shearers going till lunch.
- On the islands a smoko meant cakes and tea, not tobacco.
- Nobody argues about a fair smoko on a hot day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMOKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMOKO
The 5 tiles of SMOKO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SMOKO
1 longer words begin with SMOKO.
Shorter words from the letters in SMOKO
Common questions about SMOKO
- Is SMOKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMOKO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMOKO worth?
- SMOKO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMOKO mean?
- A short break from work for a cigarette or a cup of tea.
- What letters can be added to SMOKO?
- SMOKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SMOKO:
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