WALK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WALK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WALK?
| 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 WALK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WALK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
walksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WALK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WALK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does WALK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move on foot at a moderate pace.
Walk originally meant to roll or to toss, and the modern sense came through the idea of moving about. In cricket a batter walks by leaving before being given out, which is a moral act rather than a movement.
How WALK is used
Walked, walking. Also a noun.
- They walk to the station and back every day.
- The word walk once meant to roll or toss.
- A batter who walks has decided the umpire was wrong.
- She walked out of the meeting and did not return.
- A walk of four miles takes an hour and a half.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WALK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WALK
The 4 tiles of WALK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WALK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with WALK.
Words ending in WALK
21 words end in WALK. Useful as a back hook: play WALK onto a word already on the board.
Words with WALK inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain WALK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WALK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WALK
Common questions about WALK
- Is WALK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WALK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WALK worth?
- WALK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WALK mean?
- To move on foot at a moderate pace.
- What letters can be added to WALK?
- WALK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WALK:
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