WONK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WONK 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 WONK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WONK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WONK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WONK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does WONK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person obsessed with the details of a subject.
Wonk is American and from the 1950s, and the suggestion that it is another word spelled backwards is a story rather than an etymology. It is mildly insulting and often worn with pride.
How WONK is used
Countable: a wonk, two wonks. Informal.
- A policy wonk knows the annexes better than the summary.
- The word wonk is American and from the 1950s.
- The backwards-spelling story about wonk is not an etymology.
- Two wonks in a room will find a footnote to argue about.
- Being called a wonk is an insult that people accept.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WONK
The 4 tiles of WONK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WONK
12 longer words begin with WONK.
Shorter words from the letters in WONK
Common questions about WONK
- Is WONK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WONK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WONK worth?
- WONK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WONK mean?
- A person obsessed with the details of a subject.
- What letters can be added to WONK?
- WONK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WONK:
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