TWEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TWEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWEAK?
| 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 TWEAK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWEAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWEAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TWEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does TWEAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To pinch, twist, or pull something sharply, or to make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
The physical sense of tweak is old and direct, describing the sharp pinch of a nose or ear that stings without doing real harm, often given as a scolding or teasing gesture. From that small, precise action the word grew a second, figurative sense: to tweak a plan, a recipe, or a piece of software means to adjust it in a small way rather than to overhaul it completely. Engineers and programmers now use tweak constantly for minor fine-tuning, where a single tweak can fix a problem without touching the rest of the design. Because a tweak is by definition small, the word usually implies that the underlying thing was already mostly right.
How TWEAK is used
Common in both everyday speech, for a sharp pinch, and in technical contexts, for a small improving adjustment.
- She reached over to tweak his ear playfully.
- The team decided to tweak the recipe rather than start over.
- Engineers had to tweak the design after early testing.
- He continued to tweak the settings until the picture looked right.
- The coach made one final tweak to the lineup before the match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWEAK
9 longer words begin with TWEAK.
Shorter words from the letters in TWEAK
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Common questions about TWEAK
- Is TWEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWEAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWEAK worth?
- TWEAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWEAK mean?
- To pinch, twist, or pull something sharply, or to make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
- What letters can be added to TWEAK?
- TWEAK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TWEAK:
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