SPOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPOKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOKE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOKE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about SPOKE
- The letters of SPOKE run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPOKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the rods that connect the hub of a wheel to its outer rim.
A bicycle or cart wheel typically has many spokes arranged like the rays of a sun, spreading the load evenly between the hub and the rim so the wheel keeps its round shape under weight. Spokes are usually made of thin metal rods under tension, though old wooden wheels used thicker wooden spokes instead. The phrase to put a spoke in someone's wheel describes deliberately blocking a plan, taken from the old trick of jamming a stick between the spokes of a moving wheel. The word is unrelated in meaning to the verb form spoke, which is simply the past tense of speak.
How SPOKE is used
A technical term for wheel construction, also used in the fixed phrase to put a spoke in someone's wheel.
- One spoke on the front wheel was bent after the crash.
- He tightened every spoke before the long bicycle race.
- The old cart wheel had a wooden spoke for every inch of its rim.
- Her rival tried to put a spoke in her wheel by spreading rumours.
- A broken spoke made the wheel wobble as it turned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPOKE
The 5 tiles of SPOKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPOKE
17 longer words begin with SPOKE.
Words ending in SPOKE
9 words end in SPOKE. Useful as a back hook: play SPOKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPOKE inside
14 words contain SPOKE in the middle. Words that start with SPOKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOKE
Common questions about SPOKE
- Is SPOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOKE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOKE worth?
- SPOKE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOKE mean?
- One of the rods that connect the hub of a wheel to its outer rim.
- What letters can be added to SPOKE?
- SPOKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPOKE:
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