ZOUK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZOUK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZOUK?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOUK is to know. It scores 17 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOUK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zouksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZOUK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZOUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What stands out about ZOUK
- ZOUK scores 17 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZOUK mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A style of Caribbean dance music.
Zouk came out of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the 1980s, and the word means party in the creole of those islands. It spread through West Africa faster than it spread through Europe.
How ZOUK is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Zouk came out of the French Caribbean in the 1980s.
- The word zouk means party in creole.
- A zouk rhythm is unmistakable after one bar.
- Zouk reached West Africa before it reached Paris.
- Two zouk records sold more than the rest of the label.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOUK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZOUK
1 longer words begin with ZOUK.
Words ending in ZOUK
1 words end in ZOUK. Useful as a back hook: play ZOUK onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZOUK inside
6 words contain ZOUK in the middle. Words that start with ZOUK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOUK
Common questions about ZOUK
- Is ZOUK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZOUK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZOUK worth?
- ZOUK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOUK mean?
- A style of Caribbean dance music.
- What letters can be added to ZOUK?
- ZOUK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZOUK:
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