AWK
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Definition
Pronunciation: //ɔːk//
adj
- (obsolete) Odd; out of order; perverse.
- (obsolete) Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister."the awk end of hir charmed rod"
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) Clumsy in performance or manners; not dexterous; awkward."[…] whose wild and madbrain humour nothing fitteth so just, as the stalest dudgen or absurdest balductum, that they or their mates can invent in odd and awk speeches […]"
- (US, slang, of a situation) Awkward; uncomfortable.
adv
- (obsolete) Perversely; in the wrong way."Ill huſbandry drowſeth at fortune ſo awke, / good huſbandry rowſeth him ſelfe like a hawke."
name
- (computer languages) A Unix scripting language for text processing, or the command line interface itself."I used C, Perl, the Bourne shell, and some awk and tcl to implement these projects."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 3 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 10 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- No
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- No
How many Scrabble points is the word 'AWK'?
The word AWK is worth 10 points in Scrabble.
A1
W4
K5
Total: 10 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.