Is ELK a Scrabble word?
Yes. ELK 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 various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
Noun 1 meaning
Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
Etymology
From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”).
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ELK at a glance
ELK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + K 5) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #14,888 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -ELK
More endings- WELK11
- WHELK15
- SPELK11
- YELK11
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