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caulk

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Is caulk a Scrabble word?

Yes, caulk is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of caulk?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (nautical, slang) A short sleep; a nap.Examples: "[…] & we went for a long walk & fatigued ourselves so that I, for one, took a caulk in the afternoon."countableslanguncountable

verb (English)

1. (nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.Examples: "[W]e might be disturbed during the night by an order being given to "go about," and by hearing in the quiet hours of the morning the familiar inquiry of "How's her head?" Mine often ached with the din of the men caulking all day long!"

2. (slang) To copulate.slang

3. (nautical, slang) To take a short sleep; to nap.Examples: "There was the goggle-eyed daughter a blowing the Grampus [throwing a bucket of water upon a person] with the platter-faced planter, whenever he caulked upon deck; […]"; "[…] and as sleep is about the only thing there is for a sailor at sea to get in the way of recreation, he prizes it accordingly and gets all he can. It is technically called "caulking," and a man will brag of having "caulked" the whole four hours of his watch on deck […]"slang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "caulk"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "caulk"?

Scrabble
11 points
C3
A1
U1
L1
K5
Words With Friends
14 points
C4
A1
U2
L2
K5

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