SPORKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPORKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SPORKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORKS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORKS
No single letter turns SPORKS into another word.
How SPORKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPORKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about SPORKS
- SPORKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SPORKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPORKS
Common questions about SPORKS
- Is SPORKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORKS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORKS worth?
- SPORKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPORKS?
- No single letter can be added to SPORKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPORKS:
Open SPORKS in the Word Finder