WEKA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WEKA 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 WEKA?
| 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 WEKA 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 WEKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wekasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEKA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WEKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about WEKA
- 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 WEKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small flightless scavenger of New Zealand, notorious for stealing anything left unattended.
The weka is curious and steals anything portable, which made it a nuisance to settlers and a favourite of nobody. It is one of very few flightless birds that has survived introduced predators.
How WEKA is used
Countable: a weka, two wekas.
- A weka will take anything left on the ground.
- The word weka is Maori and imitates the call.
- The weka survived predators that killed most flightless birds.
- Two weka round a campsite is a lost breakfast.
- A weka cannot fly and runs remarkably fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WEKA
The 4 tiles of WEKA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WEKA
1 longer words begin with WEKA.
Shorter words from the letters in WEKA
Common questions about WEKA
- Is WEKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEKA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEKA worth?
- WEKA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEKA mean?
- A small flightless scavenger of New Zealand, notorious for stealing anything left unattended.
- What letters can be added to WEKA?
- WEKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WEKA:
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