rawk

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Definition of rawk

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(Yorkshire)A thick fog.

“The rawk o' the hills, and the mist o' the mountains, / Like the reek o'a pot, and the smoke of a kiln, / Draws further off still, while the round sun is counting / His pulses o' light o' the morning so still.”

See all 4 definitions

noun

(Yorkshire)A thick fog.

“The rawk o' the hills, and the mist o' the mountains, / Like the reek o'a pot, and the smoke of a kiln, / Draws further off still, while the round sun is counting / His pulses o' light o' the morning so still.”
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, possibly)A mark.

“Rawks o' muck dahn't side on his faace.”
“'At drew all them rawks.”
“When the piece is on shade, cool down gradually and thoroughly to avoid “rawks” […]”
(alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable)Pronunciation spelling of rock (“music genre”).

“I enjoy listening to good rawk.”
“RAWK: This is how people who start bands in order to meet porn stars spell rock.”

verb

(alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of rock.

“What do ya think 'bout it? It rawks!”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Related to roke (“mist; smoke”), Swedish rök (“smoke”). Compare raggy (“foggy”).

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

7 playable · top: WARK (11 pts)

3 words

3 words

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes rawk, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists