Unscramble NERK and you have 12 words, NERK itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. NERK has 2 anagrams here, KERN and RENK, scoring 8 like NERK itself. ERK, KEN and NEK are the best of the shorter words, at 7 points. 4 letters: 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from NERK by length: 3 with 4 letters, 5 with 3 and 4 with 2.
These 6 words have the length of NERK, with one letter different:
More 4-letter words: starting with NE · ending in RK · all 4-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; KERN (8 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: NERK is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NERK itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 12) | 7 | 12 | 7 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NERK, RENK, ERK, NEK and REN, 5 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of NERK spell the words below.