Sacks

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Sacks

noun

  1. (games) A sacrifice.

    "Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik."

verb

  1. (games) To sacrifice.

    "I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon."

noun

  1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
  2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

    "The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath."

  3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    "The sack of Rome."

  4. Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
  5. A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. See verb sense4 below.

verb

  1. To put in a sack or sacks.

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
  3. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

  4. To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
  5. To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    "He was sacked last September."

noun

  1. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
Anagrams of Sacks

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "sacks":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "sacks" and rearranging:

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 "Sacks"

Sacks is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "sacks" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Sacks" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sacks" is a medium-scoring word.