STALK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STALK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STALK?
| 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 STALK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STALK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STALK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STALK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does STALK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The stem of a plant, which supports the leaves, flowers, or fruit and connects them to the roots.
In everyday language a stalk is the visible column that holds a plant upright, whether it belongs to a flower, a stick of celery, or a stem of wheat. Gardeners and cooks use the word loosely for anything resembling this narrow supporting shaft, including the stalk of a wine glass or a smoking pipe. The same spelling also serves as a verb, meaning to follow a person or animal quietly and persistently, a sense with a separate history rooted in stealthy hunting rather than in botany. Because both meanings share one spelling, context usually makes clear whether a plant part or a pursuit is meant.
How STALK is used
Countable noun in the botanical sense; the identical verb stalk describing quiet pursuit is unrelated in meaning and used only with a person or animal as object.
- She snapped the flower off at the stalk before placing it in the vase.
- A single stalk of wheat bent low under the weight of its grain.
- The celery stalk was crisp enough to hear it crack.
- Remove the stalk before you slice the mushroom.
- Rain had flattened every stalk in the cornfield overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STALK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STALK
The 5 tiles of STALK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STALK
19 longer words begin with STALK.
Words ending in STALK
7 words end in STALK. Useful as a back hook: play STALK onto a word already on the board.
Words with STALK inside
16 words contain STALK in the middle. Words that start with STALK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STALK
Common questions about STALK
- Is STALK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STALK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STALK worth?
- STALK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STALK mean?
- The stem of a plant, which supports the leaves, flowers, or fruit and connects them to the roots.
- What letters can be added to STALK?
- STALK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STALK:
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