Cork
/kɔːk/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters
Definition of Cork
noun
- The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
"Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic."
- An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
- The cork oak, Quercus suber.
- The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
verb
- To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
- To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
"He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy."
- To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
"The vicious tackle corked his leg."
Anagrams of Cork
Letter Values
c3
o1
r1
k5
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Cork
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Cork"
Cork is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "cork" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Cork" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cork" is a medium-scoring word.