SOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOKE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOKE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about SOKE
- The same 4 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 SOKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In English legal history, a district under the jurisdiction of a particular lord, with the right to hold a local court.
A soke granted its holder authority over minor disputes within a defined territory. Historians study the soke system to understand how local justice functioned before centralized courts.
How SOKE is used
Appears mainly in historical and legal texts about medieval England.
- The manor once held a soke covering several nearby villages.
- Legal historians traced the boundaries of the old soke.
- Records from the period mention disputes settled within the soke.
- The lord's soke gave him authority over local minor offenses.
- Maps from the era still show the outline of the ancient soke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOKE
The 4 tiles of SOKE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SOKE
7 longer words begin with SOKE.
Words with SOKE inside
2 words contain SOKE in the middle. Words that start with SOKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOKE
Common questions about SOKE
- Is SOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOKE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOKE worth?
- SOKE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOKE mean?
- In English legal history, a district under the jurisdiction of a particular lord, with the right to hold a local court.
- What letters can be added to SOKE?
- SOKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOKE:
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