ILKA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ILKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILKA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILKA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILKA
No single letter turns ILKA into another word.
How ILKA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ILKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What stands out about ILKA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ILKA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Each; every, in Scottish usage.
Ilka is the Scots equivalent of a standard English word and appears throughout Burns and the ballad tradition. It stands before a noun and never alone.
How ILKA is used
Before the noun only. Scots.
- Ilka body kent the story already.
- The word ilka is the Scots form of each.
- Burns uses ilka constantly.
- Ilka stands before a noun and never alone.
- The ballad tradition kept ilka in print.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ILKA
The 4 tiles of ILKA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ILKA
2 longer words begin with ILKA.
Words with ILKA inside
4 words contain ILKA in the middle. Words that start with ILKA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ILKA
Common questions about ILKA
- Is ILKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILKA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILKA worth?
- ILKA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILKA mean?
- Each; every, in Scottish usage.
- What letters can be added to ILKA?
- No single letter can be added to ILKA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ILKA:
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