BAKSHEESH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BAKSHEESH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAKSHEESH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAKSHEESH is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAKSHEESH
No single letter turns BAKSHEESH into another word.
How BAKSHEESH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BAKSHEESH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAKSHEESH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BAKSHEESH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small sum of money given as a tip, as alms, or sometimes as a bribe, especially in the Middle East and South Asia.
Travellers meet baksheesh at hotels, stations and monuments, where a coin is expected for a small service. Depending on the setting, baksheesh may be a polite thank-you, a charitable gift or a way of smoothing a request.
How BAKSHEESH is used
Used in travel and historical writing; it comes from Persian and is rarely used for tips in Western countries.
- The porter smiled and held out his hand for baksheesh.
- We gave the guide a little baksheesh after the tour.
- Beggars at the gate asked for baksheesh as the visitors passed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAKSHEESH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAKSHEESH
3 longer words begin with BAKSHEESH.
Shorter words from the letters in BAKSHEESH
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Common questions about BAKSHEESH
- Is BAKSHEESH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAKSHEESH, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAKSHEESH worth?
- BAKSHEESH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAKSHEESH mean?
- A small sum of money given as a tip, as alms, or sometimes as a bribe, especially in the Middle East and South Asia.
- What letters can be added to BAKSHEESH?
- No single letter can be added to BAKSHEESH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BAKSHEESH:
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