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What does wack mean? Is wack a Scrabble word?

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Is wack a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wack is a Scrabble US word. The word wack is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

W4A1C3K5

Is wack a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wack is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

W4A1C3K5

Is wack a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word wack is a Words With Friends word. The word wack is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4A1C4K5

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4-letter words (2 found)

CAWK,WACK,

3-letter words (3 found)

AWK,CAW,KAW,

2-letter words (2 found)

AW,KA,

You can make 7 words from wack according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wack

wack awck wcak cwak acwk cawk wakc awkc wkac kwac akwc kawc wcka cwka wkca kwca ckwa kcwa ackw cakw akcw kacw ckaw kcaw

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

Definitions and meaning of wack

wack

Alternative forms

  • whack

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk
  • Homophone: whack (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Etymology 1

Back-formation from wacky. Alternatively, possibly a blend of white +‎ black, in the sense that it may appear black on the outside, but it's really white on the inside. Compare oreo.

Adjective

wack (comparative wacker, superlative wackest)

  1. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
    Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.
Derived terms

Noun

wack (plural wacks)

  1. An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
  2. (dated, 70s drug slang) PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).
Synonyms
  • wackjob, wacko; see also Thesaurus:strange person
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of wacker (“a Liverpudlian; a resident of Liverpool, England”)

Noun

wack (plural wacks)

  1. (UK, Liverpool) A friendly term of address.
    Synonyms: pal, mate

References

  • “wack”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “wack”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • “wack”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • cawk

Source: wiktionary.org