WEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEAK?
| 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 WEAK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEAK
Front hooks — 1
tweakBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WEAK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about WEAK
- The same 4 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 WEAK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking physical strength or power.
Grammarians call a verb weak when it forms the past with an ending rather than a vowel change, which has nothing to do with strength. Almost every new English verb is weak, and the strong ones form a closed group.
How WEAK is used
Before and after the noun. Comparative weaker.
- A weak argument survives if nobody examines it.
- A weak verb in grammar takes an ending in the past.
- The word weak in grammar is not about strength.
- Weaker tea and a longer conversation.
- Every new English verb is weak, and none is strong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WEAK
The 4 tiles of WEAK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WEAK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with WEAK.
Words ending in WEAK
3 words end in WEAK. Useful as a back hook: play WEAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with WEAK inside
10 words contain WEAK in the middle. Words that start with WEAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WEAK
Common questions about WEAK
- Is WEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEAK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEAK worth?
- WEAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEAK mean?
- Lacking physical strength or power.
- What letters can be added to WEAK?
- WEAK takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WEAK:
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