folk

NOUN /foʊk/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

folk is a valid 4-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1L1K5
4 + 1 + 1 + 5 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does folk mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

People in general (often used in the plural).

“they're just country folk”

“folks around here drink moonshine”

SYNONYMS
COMMON PEOPLEFOLKS
BROADER
PEOPLE
NARROWER
RABBLERAGTAGRAGTAG AND BOBTAILRIFFRAFFCOUNTRYFOLKGRASS ROOTSHOME FOLKCOUNTRY PEOPLE
2

People descended from a common ancestor.

SYNONYMS
FAMILYFAMILY LINEKINFOLKKINSFOLKPHRATRYSEPT
BROADER
BLOODLINESTOCKSTEMMAPEDIGREEDESCENTANCESTRYPARENTAGEORIGIN
NARROWER
DYNASTYGENSHOMEFOLKHOUSENAMEPEOPLE
3

The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.

SYNONYMS
ETHNIC MUSICFOLK MUSIC
BROADER
POPULAR MUSICPOPULAR MUSIC GENRE
NARROWER
SQUARE-DANCE MUSICGOSPELFOLKSONGCOUNTRY AND WESTERNFOLK SONGFOLK BALLADC AND WSCHOTTISCHE
4

A social division of (usually preliterate) people.

SYNONYMS
TRIBE
BROADER
SOCIAL GROUP
NARROWER
PHYLE