SOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOCK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOCK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does SOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short stocking worn on the foot.
Sock came from a Latin word for the light shoe worn by comic actors, which is why the sock and the buskin stood for comedy and tragedy. The verb meaning to hit is a separate word.
How SOCK is used
Countable. Also a verb in an unrelated sense.
- A sock with a hole is worn until both have one.
- The word sock named a comic actor's shoe.
- The sock and the buskin stood for comedy and tragedy.
- He socked him and apologised immediately.
- Two socks of different colours is now a style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOCK
21 longer words begin with SOCK.
Words ending in SOCK
9 words end in SOCK. Useful as a back hook: play SOCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOCK inside
24 words contain SOCK in the middle. Words that start with SOCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOCK
Common questions about SOCK
- Is SOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOCK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOCK worth?
- SOCK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOCK mean?
- A short stocking worn on the foot.
- What letters can be added to SOCK?
- SOCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOCK:
Open SOCK in the Word Finder