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Is nock a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nock is a Scrabble US word. The word nock is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

N1O1C3K5

Is nock a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nock is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1O1C3K5

Is nock a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nock is a Words With Friends word. The word nock is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2O1C4K5

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4-letter words (2 found)

CONK,NOCK,

3-letter words (2 found)

CON,KON,

2-letter words (4 found)

KO,NO,OK,ON,

You can make 8 words from nock according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of nock

nock onck ncok cnok ocnk conk nokc onkc nkoc knoc oknc konc ncko cnko nkco knco ckno kcno ockn cokn okcn kocn ckon kcon

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word nock. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in nock.

Definitions and meaning of nock

nock

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɒk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒk

Etymology 1

Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”).

Noun

nock (plural nocks)

  1. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  2. (archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
  3. (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
Translations

Verb

nock (third-person singular simple present nocks, present participle nocking, simple past and past participle nocked)

  1. (transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch (verb).)
  2. (transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).

Etymology 2

Noun

nock (plural nocks)

  1. Misspelling of knock.

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

  • conk

Source: wiktionary.org