MARKA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MARKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARKA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARKA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
markasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARKA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MARKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about MARKA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 MARKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The standard unit of currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina, divided into one hundred fening.
The marka replaced older wartime currencies after the Bosnian conflict and was fixed in value first to the German mark and later to the euro. Shops and salaries across Bosnia and Herzegovina are still quoted in marka rather than in euros. The same spelling once also named an older Finnish and Latvian monetary unit, both long since replaced by the euro.
How MARKA is used
A specialist economic and geographic term, met mainly in reports and travel writing about the Balkans.
- Tourists exchanged euros for marka at the border crossing into Bosnia.
- Prices in the Sarajevo market were listed in marka, not euros.
- The convertible marka was pegged to the German mark when it was introduced.
- She counted out a handful of marka coins to pay for bread.
- Wages in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still quoted in marka.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARKA
The 5 tiles of MARKA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MARKA
1 longer words begin with MARKA.
Words with MARKA inside
11 words contain MARKA in the middle. Words that start with MARKA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MARKA
Common questions about MARKA
- Is MARKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARKA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARKA worth?
- MARKA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARKA mean?
- The standard unit of currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina, divided into one hundred fening.
- What letters can be added to MARKA?
- MARKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MARKA:
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