dock
dock is a valid 4-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What does dock mean?
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair.
A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded.
Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out.
“the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”
A short or shortened tail of certain animals.
Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine.
An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial.
Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty.
Maneuver into a dock.
“dock the ships”
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
Come into dock.
“the ship docked”
Deduct from someone's wages.