Is AUK a Scrabble word?
Yes. AUK is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.
Noun 1 meaning
Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.
Etymology
From Icelandic álka, from Old Norse alka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”). Cognate with Swedish alka (“auk”), Norwegian and Danish alke (“auk”), Swedish dialectal alla (“long-tailed duck”) (Clangula hyemalis, syn.
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AUK at a glance
AUK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (A 1 + U 1 + K 5) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #65,275 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -AUK
More endings- PADAUK13
- WAUK11
- JAUK15
- BAUK10
- CAUK10
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