SPOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPOOK 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 SPOOK?
| 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 SPOOK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOOK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOOK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 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 SPOOK
- The letters of SPOOK run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal word for a ghost or supernatural spirit.
Spook is a casual, slightly playful word used instead of ghost, especially around Halloween or in ghost stories told for fun rather than fright. As a verb, to spook someone means to frighten or startle them suddenly, and the same verb is used for animals, as when a loud noise makes a horse spook and bolt. During the twentieth century spook also became slang for a spy or intelligence agent, a sense that survives mainly in fiction and journalism. The word's playful sound suits its use in children's stories and light entertainment rather than serious writing.
How SPOOK is used
Informal; used for ghosts in a light-hearted way, and as a verb meaning to startle a person or animal.
- The children dressed up as a spook for the Halloween party.
- A sudden bang from the attic seemed to spook the whole family.
- The old house was said to be full of every kind of spook.
- The loud thunder made every horse in the field spook and bolt.
- The film mixes comedy with a friendly, harmless spook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOOK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPOOK
The 5 tiles of SPOOK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPOOK
12 longer words begin with SPOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOOK
Common questions about SPOOK
- Is SPOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOOK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOOK worth?
- SPOOK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOOK mean?
- An informal word for a ghost or supernatural spirit.
- What letters can be added to SPOOK?
- SPOOK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPOOK:
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