MAWKISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MAWKISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAWKISH?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAWKISH is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAWKISH
No single letter turns MAWKISH into another word.
How MAWKISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAWKISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does MAWKISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sentimental in a sickly, exaggerated or insincere way.
Mawkish suggests emotion piled on so thickly that it turns unpleasant, as in a greeting card or a tearful film. The word once also meant a faintly sick, flat taste, which explains why it carries a feeling of too much sweetness.
How MAWKISH is used
Mawkish is a critical word used for writing, music, films and speeches.
- The ending of the novel was mawkish and hard to take seriously.
- He gave a mawkish speech full of tears and clichés.
- Critics found the song too mawkish for their taste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAWKISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAWKISH
3 longer words begin with MAWKISH.
Shorter words from the letters in MAWKISH
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Common questions about MAWKISH
- Is MAWKISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAWKISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAWKISH worth?
- MAWKISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAWKISH mean?
- Sentimental in a sickly, exaggerated or insincere way.
- What letters can be added to MAWKISH?
- No single letter can be added to MAWKISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAWKISH:
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