BAKHSHISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAKHSHISH 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAKHSHISH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAKHSHISH is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAKHSHISH
No single letter turns BAKHSHISH into another word.
How BAKHSHISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BAKHSHISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 3 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BAKHSHISH needs 1 blank tile.
Words starting with BAKHSHISH
3 longer words begin with BAKHSHISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BAKHSHISH
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Common questions about BAKHSHISH
- Is BAKHSHISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAKHSHISH is not in it.
- How many points is BAKHSHISH worth?
- BAKHSHISH is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAKHSHISH?
- No single letter can be added to BAKHSHISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BAKHSHISH:
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