SOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOOK 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 SOOK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOOK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOOK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOOK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does SOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A person, especially a child, who is easily upset, overly timid, or quick to cry.
The word sook is used informally to gently mock someone for reacting weakly to minor setbacks. Parents sometimes use it playfully when a child complains about small inconveniences.
How SOOK is used
Common in informal speech in Australia and New Zealand, rarely used elsewhere.
- Stop being such a sook and finish your homework.
- He was called a sook for crying over a lost game.
- The coach told the players not to act like a sook.
- Her little brother is a real sook about cold weather.
- Nobody wanted to be seen as a sook in front of friends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOOK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOOK
6 longer words begin with SOOK.
Words ending in SOOK
2 words end in SOOK. Useful as a back hook: play SOOK onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOOK inside
1 words contain SOOK in the middle. Words that start with SOOK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOOK
Common questions about SOOK
- Is SOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOOK, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOOK worth?
- SOOK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOOK mean?
- A person, especially a child, who is easily upset, overly timid, or quick to cry.
- What letters can be added to SOOK?
- SOOK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOOK:
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