FAKIR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FAKIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAKIR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAKIR is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAKIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fakirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAKIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAKIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does FAKIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Muslim or Hindu ascetic who lives by begging and often performs feats of endurance as part of religious devotion.
A fakir traditionally renounces ordinary possessions and comfort, relying on alms while pursuing a life devoted to spiritual discipline. The term originated in Muslim Sufi tradition but came to be applied more broadly in English to Hindu ascetics as well, sometimes without strict regard for the original distinction. Western travel writing once associated fakirs with dramatic feats such as walking on hot coals or lying on beds of nails, though these displays represent only one popular image rather than the full religious practice. Modern usage still recognises the fakir as a figure of religious asceticism found across South Asian and Middle Eastern traditions.
How FAKIR is used
Used in descriptions of South Asian and Middle Eastern religious asceticism; older Western writing sometimes exaggerated the more theatrical feats associated with fakirs.
- The old traveller's account describes a fakir who had not spoken in years.
- Tourists gathered to watch the fakir sit motionless on a bed of nails.
- The novel's wandering fakir survives entirely on the charity of villagers.
- Historians note that not every fakir performed feats for an audience.
- The market square was known for a fakir who told fortunes for coins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAKIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAKIR
The 5 tiles of FAKIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAKIR
3 longer words begin with FAKIR.
Shorter words from the letters in FAKIR
Common questions about FAKIR
- Is FAKIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAKIR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAKIR worth?
- FAKIR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAKIR mean?
- A Muslim or Hindu ascetic who lives by begging and often performs feats of endurance as part of religious devotion.
- What letters can be added to FAKIR?
- FAKIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAKIR:
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