JINRIKISHA is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. JINRIKISHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JINRIKISHA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JINRIKISHA is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINRIKISHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jinrikishasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JINRIKISHA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JINRIKISHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JINRIKISHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JINRIKISHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A light two-wheeled passenger carriage pulled by a person on foot.
The jinrikisha was invented in Japan in the nineteenth century and spread across Asia. Its Japanese name means human-powered vehicle; the shorter form rickshaw is now far more common.
How JINRIKISHA is used
Jinrikisha is the full, older form of rickshaw.
- The traveller hired a jinrikisha to reach the temple.
- A jinrikisha rattled down the narrow street.
- Old photographs show a jinrikisha waiting outside the hotel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JINRIKISHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JINRIKISHA
1 longer words begin with JINRIKISHA.
Shorter words from the letters in JINRIKISHA
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Common questions about JINRIKISHA
- Is JINRIKISHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINRIKISHA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINRIKISHA worth?
- JINRIKISHA is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JINRIKISHA mean?
- A light two-wheeled passenger carriage pulled by a person on foot.
- What letters can be added to JINRIKISHA?
- JINRIKISHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JINRIKISHA:
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