Is “Sack” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SACK
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
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Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Sack

noun
  1. 1.A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. 2.The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

    The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath.

  3. 3.The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    The sack of Rome.

Synonyms: bag, poke, tote, hay, rack, pink slip

verb
  1. 1.To put in a sack or sacks.

    Help me sack the groceries.

  2. 2.To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. 3.To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    The barbarians sacked Rome.

Synonyms: loot, ransack, rack, axe, can, dismiss