Yes. OK is a valid word.
OK is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OK is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About OK
OK spread from American newspapers in the 1830s and is now used around the world. It was added to the North American list only recently, and it gives the K a third two-letter home, along with KA and KI.
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OK scores 6 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + K 5 = 6. On a double-word square that's 12, on a triple-word 18, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OK as the first play
Later in the game, put the K on a 3L square and OK is worth 16 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from OK
Words that start with OK:
- OKASform of OKA: a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
- OKAYbeing satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- OKEHan endorsement
- OKES
- OKRAlong green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- OKAPIsimilar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
- OKAYSform of OKAY: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- OKEHSform of OKEH: an endorsement
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- OKRASform of OKRA: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
- OKAPISform of OKAPI: similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
- OKAYEDform of OKAY: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- OKAYINGform of OKAY: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of OK and these are still words:
- ODa hypothetical force of natural power
- OEa whirlwind off the Faroe Islands
- OFcoming from
- OHto exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire
- OIused to express dismay or pain, or to call out
- OMa mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality
- ONon top of or touching; also, the leg side in cricket
- OPa style of abstract art
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of OK:
- KOa Maori digging stick
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
OK + B
- KOBan orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
OK + E
OK + P
OK + R
- KORan ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
OK + S
- KOS(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
OK + W
- WOKpan with a convex bottom
OK + Y
Memory tip
OK means all right. It is valid in the North American list, so the 5-point K has a two-letter home.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with O
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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