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/juːk/
noun

Is UKE a Scrabble word?

Yes. UKE 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.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning The training partner against whom tori performs a move.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The training partner against whom tori performs a move.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: uke via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Japanese 受け (uke), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 受(う)ける (ukeru, “to receive, to get”).

UKE at a glance

UKE has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (U 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #50,464 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -UKE

More endings

Same last three letters as UKE. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • DUKE9
  • LUKE8
  • NUKE8
  • PUKE10
  • FLUKE12
  • REBUKE12
  • JUKE15
  • ARCHDUKE18
  • NETSUKE11
  • ZUKE17
  • MAMELUKE16
  • CUKE10

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