DOCK — 4 letter word
dock
The word dock has 4 letters: D, O, C, K. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a short or shortened tail of certain animals".
4 letter word "dock": D O C K — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 12
Letter analysis of dock
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of dock
noun
- a short or shortened tail of certain animals Synonyms: bob
- the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
- landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired Synonyms: docking facility
- an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded Synonyms: loading dock
- a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles Synonyms: pier, wharf, wharfage
- any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine Synonyms: sorrel, sour grass
verb
- maneuver into a dock "dock the ships"
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal Synonyms: bob
- come into dock "the ship docked"
- deduct from someone's wages
- deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty