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Yes. OK is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (2 letters, 6 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a state in south central United States
o.k., okay, okey, okeh, oklahoma, sooner state, okla., all right, fine, hunky-dory, cool, very well, alright
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
OK scores 6 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: K×1, O×1
OK is a 2-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 2, starts with O, ends with K, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "OK — a state in south central United States" (6 Scrabble points).
OK is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is OK a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
OK (noun): an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead". Additional senses: a state in south central United States; being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"; an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence.
In standard Scrabble scoring, OK totals 6 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. OK relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
OK is 2 letters long, begins with O, ends with K, and sorts to the alphagram KO. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 1 vowel, 1 consonant.
Among 18 tracked 2-letter entries, OK ranks by raw score (6 points). Anagram alternatives include KO — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include XX, FZ, HQ, QH; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, OK carries 1 vowel and 1 consonant. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on O or K are common study angles; browse words starting with O and words ending with K to rehearse parallel sets.
OK is a 2-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 2, starts with O, ends with K, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 2-letter entries like OK frequently cross shorter words; knowing that OK contains K, O helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as ok to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside OK include OK — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: O, K. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble ok directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 6 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat OK as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "OK — a state in south central United States" (6 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.