AKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. AKES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AKES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AKES is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AKES
Front hooks — 11
bakesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AKES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about AKES
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of AKES
The 4 tiles of AKES in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in AKES
Showing 24 of 160 words that end in AKES. Useful as a back hook: play AKES onto a word already on the board.
Words with AKES inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain AKES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AKES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AKES
Common questions about AKES
- Is AKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AKES is not in it.
- How many points is AKES worth?
- AKES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AKES?
- AKES takes 11 hooks: 11 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AKES:
Open AKES in the Word Finder