TWERK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TWERK 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 TWERK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWERK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWERK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
twerksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWERK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TWERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does TWERK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To dance to popular music by rapidly and repeatedly thrusting the hips in a low, squatting stance.
Twerk describes a style of dancing built around a fast, rhythmic movement of the hips and buttocks, usually performed with the knees bent and the body held low to the ground. The move grew out of New Orleans bounce music in the 1990s before spreading through hip-hop and pop culture worldwide. Dancers may twerk alone, in pairs or as part of a choreographed routine, and the word is now used just as often as a noun for the move itself. Its sudden rise to mainstream attention followed several widely shared performances by pop and hip-hop artists.
How TWERK is used
Informal; used of a dance style associated with hip-hop and bounce music and often discussed in connection with pop performances.
- She learned to twerk during a hip-hop dance class.
- The music video shows backup dancers who twerk in formation.
- He challenged his friends to twerk along with the chorus.
- Several pop stars now twerk during their live shows.
- The instructor demonstrated how to twerk without straining the back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWERK
4 longer words begin with TWERK.
Shorter words from the letters in TWERK
Common questions about TWERK
- Is TWERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWERK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWERK worth?
- TWERK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWERK mean?
- To dance to popular music by rapidly and repeatedly thrusting the hips in a low, squatting stance.
- What letters can be added to TWERK?
- TWERK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TWERK:
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