GEISHA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GEISHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEISHA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEISHA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEISHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geishasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEISHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GEISHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does GEISHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese woman trained from youth in music, dance and conversation to entertain guests at social gatherings.
Becoming a geisha takes years of apprenticeship in traditional arts such as playing the shamisen, singing and the tea ceremony. The Japanese word itself means something like a person of the arts. Geisha are often confused abroad with other kinds of entertainer, but their craft is cultural performance and refined company, and the profession still survives in districts of Kyoto.
How GEISHA is used
Plural is either geisha or geishas; the word is borrowed from Japanese.
- The geisha poured the tea with a slow and graceful movement.
- A young geisha in training walked down the lantern-lit lane.
- She studied for six years to become a geisha.
- The guests listened as the geisha played the shamisen.
- Tourists in Kyoto often hope to glimpse a geisha on her way to an evening engagement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEISHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEISHA
1 longer words begin with GEISHA.
Shorter words from the letters in GEISHA
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Common questions about GEISHA
- Is GEISHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEISHA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEISHA worth?
- GEISHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEISHA mean?
- A Japanese woman trained from youth in music, dance and conversation to entertain guests at social gatherings.
- What letters can be added to GEISHA?
- GEISHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GEISHA:
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