YOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOCK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOCK is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does YOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A loud laugh from an audience.
Yock is American show-business slang and is spelled yak as often as yock, which puts it in the same tangle as the word for chatter. It names the laugh rather than the joke that produced it.
How YOCK is used
Countable: a yock, two yocks. Informal.
- A yock from the back row is worth two polite laughs.
- The word yock names the laugh and not the joke.
- Two yocks in a five-minute set is a good night.
- Yock is spelled two ways and both are current.
- Show-business slang gave English yock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YOCK
The 4 tiles of YOCK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YOCK
3 longer words begin with YOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in YOCK
Common questions about YOCK
- Is YOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOCK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOCK worth?
- YOCK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOCK mean?
- A loud laugh from an audience.
- What letters can be added to YOCK?
- YOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YOCK:
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