UKE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. UKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UKE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UKE is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UKE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in UKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about UKE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A ukulele, the small four-stringed guitar.
The uke came to Hawaii with Portuguese immigrants in the 1870s and left it as a symbol; the clipped form belongs to players rather than to catalogues. Four nylon strings, a body a child can hold, and a reputation for being easy that is only half deserved — three chords are easy, the rest is a guitar with less room.
How UKE is used
Countable: a uke, two ukes. The full ukulele is standard in writing.
- He learned three chords on a uke and played nothing else for a year.
- The uke came out at every family gathering, whether anyone asked or not.
- A cheap uke will hold its tuning for about half a song.
- She travels with a uke because a guitar will not fit in the locker.
- Two ukes and a double bass made up the whole band.
- The uke is easy to start and hard to leave alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UKE and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UKE
The 3 tiles of UKE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UKE
3 longer words begin with UKE.
Words ending in UKE
18 words end in UKE. Useful as a back hook: play UKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with UKE inside
Showing 24 of 85 words that contain UKE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about UKE
- Is UKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UKE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UKE worth?
- UKE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UKE mean?
- A ukulele, the small four-stringed guitar.
- What letters can be added to UKE?
- UKE takes 9 hooks: 8 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of UKE:
Open UKE in the Word Finder