WREAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WREAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WREAK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WREAK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WREAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wreaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WREAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WREAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does WREAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cause or inflict something harmful or violent, especially damage, havoc or vengeance.
A storm, a war or an angry person can all wreak something destructive, and the verb almost always appears together with a noun naming the harm that follows, such as havoc, damage or revenge. Wreak differs from a plain verb like cause by carrying a sense of force or violence behind the result, so it fits disasters and acts of anger far better than mild, everyday effects. The word is old and shares a root with wretch, both going back to an idea of driving or forcing something onward. Writers reach for wreak when they want the harm described to sound sweeping rather than small.
How WREAK is used
Almost always followed by a noun such as havoc, damage, revenge or vengeance, and rarely stands alone as a verb.
- Storms often wreak havoc along the coast every autumn.
- The new tax could wreak damage on small family businesses.
- He swore he would wreak vengeance on those who betrayed him.
- A single rumor can wreak confusion throughout an entire office.
- Flooding threatens to wreak further destruction downstream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WREAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WREAK
The 5 tiles of WREAK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WREAK
7 longer words begin with WREAK.
Words with WREAK inside
1 words contain WREAK in the middle. Words that start with WREAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WREAK
Common questions about WREAK
- Is WREAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WREAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WREAK worth?
- WREAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WREAK mean?
- To cause or inflict something harmful or violent, especially damage, havoc or vengeance.
- What letters can be added to WREAK?
- WREAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WREAK:
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