Is HAKES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAKES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HAKES worth?

HAKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HAKES?

HAKES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HAKES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. HAKES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

h4a1k5e1s1

PlayableHAKES · 5 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HAKES?

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

38WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.4

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.6%

Our own measure of how useful HAKES is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HAKES

Front hooks — 1

shakes13

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HAKES scores

Scrabble h4a1k5e1s1 12

Words with Friends h3a1k5e1s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in HAKES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
a	1	9
k	1	1
e	1	12
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.

Anagrams of HAKES

shake12

The 5 tiles of HAKES in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in HAKES

shakes13 antishakes17 handshakes21 headshakes21 milkshakes23 windshakes21

6 words end in HAKES. Useful as a back hook: play HAKES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HAKES

hake11 hask11 kesh11 akes8 kaes8 keas8 sake8 haes7 shea7 ake7 aks7 ask7 kae7 kas7 kea7 kes7 ska7 ahs6 ash6 ehs6 hae6 has6 hes6 sha6 she6 aes3 eas3 sae3 sea3 ka6 ah5 eh5 ha5 he5 sh5 ae2 as2 ea2 es2

Common questions about HAKES

Is HAKES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAKES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HAKES worth?: HAKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HAKES?: HAKES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAKES:

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