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Elks

e 1l 1k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 4 letters · Common · plural of elk

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does elks mean?

noun

  1. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

    Synonymsmoosealces alces

  2. large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

    Synonymswapitiamerican elkcervus elaphus canadensis

  3. common deer of temperate Europe and Asia

    Synonymsred deeramerican elkwapiticervus elaphus

Definitions shown for elk, the base form of elks.

Is ELKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ELKS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
e 1l 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
e 1l 2k 5s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
e 1l 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
e 1l 2k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ELKS

Anagrams 1

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Elks: quick answers

Is ELKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ELKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ELKS worth?
ELKS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does elks mean?
elks is the plural of elk, which means “large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ELKS?
You can make 7 shorter words from ELKS, such as ELK, LEK, ELS, LES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ELKS?
ELKS rearranges into LEKS.