TONK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TONK 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TONK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TONK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does TONK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A card game similar to rummy, in which players discard and draw cards to form matching sets.
In tonk, players try to reduce the value of unmatched cards, known as deadwood, before another player finishes. The game of tonk is played casually, often for small stakes, among family or friends.
How TONK is used
Rules and scoring for tonk vary widely between regions and groups of players.
- They played tonk on the porch every summer evening.
- He taught his cousins how to play tonk.
- The tonk game lasted until midnight.
- She won three rounds of tonk in a row.
- Grandpa always kept a deck ready for tonk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONK
The 4 tiles of TONK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TONK
6 longer words begin with TONK.
Words ending in TONK
1 words end in TONK. Useful as a back hook: play TONK onto a word already on the board.
Words with TONK inside
7 words contain TONK in the middle. Words that start with TONK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TONK
Common questions about TONK
- Is TONK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONK worth?
- TONK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONK mean?
- A card game similar to rummy, in which players discard and draw cards to form matching sets.
- What letters can be added to TONK?
- TONK takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TONK:
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