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Is COOK a Scrabble Word?

Yes, COOK is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “prepare a hot meal”.

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Is COOK a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. COOK is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
10 pts
Words With Friends
11 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

COOK meaning and definition

COOK has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

COOK as a verb

  1. Prepare a hot meal.
  2. Prepare for eating by applying heat.
  3. Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating.

COOK as a noun

  1. Someone who cooks food.

COOK Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

COOK scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is K, worth 5 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
C34
O11
O11
K55
Total1011

COOK on premium squares

On a double word square COOK scores 20 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 30. Putting K on a triple letter square instead adds 10 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of COOK

No other word uses exactly the letters in COOK.

Shorter words hiding in COOK

The letters C, O, O, K make 3 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble COOK: all 3 words.

  • coo5
  • ko6
  • oo2

Words like COOK

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Remove one letter from COOK

  • coo5

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COOK word facts

COOK is a 4-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O) and 2 consonants, with O repeated. It starts with C and ends with K. By corpus frequency, COOK is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters C, O, O, K on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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COOK Scrabble word FAQ

Is COOK a Scrabble word?

Yes. COOK is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does COOK mean?

COOK is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “prepare a hot meal”.

How many points is COOK worth in Scrabble?

COOK is worth 10 points in Scrabble: C (3) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5). On a double word square it scores 20, and on a triple word square 30.

How many points is COOK in Words With Friends?

COOK is worth 11 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does COOK have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in COOK, but 3 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in COOK?

You can make 3 shorter words from the letters in COOK, including COO, KO and OO.

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