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LEAK

4 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What LEAK Means

  1. noun: an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape“one of the tires developed a leak”
  2. noun: soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
  3. verb: tell anonymously“The news was leaked to the paper”
  4. verb: be leaked“The news leaked out despite his secrecy”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LEAK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 E1 A1 K5.

Anagrams of LEAK (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In LEAK

13 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing LEAK

LEAK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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