MIKADO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MIKADO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIKADO?
| 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 MIKADO is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIKADO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mikadosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIKADO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MIKADO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does MIKADO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A traditional title for the emperor of Japan.
Western writers of the nineteenth century used mikado constantly for the ruler of Japan, as in travel books and newspaper reports. Japanese speakers themselves prefer other titles, and the word now sounds dated outside history books. Many English speakers also know it as the title of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera.
How MIKADO is used
Historical or literary today; modern writing normally says the emperor of Japan.
- The mikado was regarded as a sacred ruler by his subjects.
- Envoys from abroad were received at the court of the mikado.
- A nineteenth-century traveller described his audience with the mikado.
- The opera makes gentle fun of an imaginary mikado and his officials.
- Old atlases and newspapers often speak of the mikado where we would say the emperor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIKADO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIKADO
1 longer words begin with MIKADO.
Shorter words from the letters in MIKADO
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Common questions about MIKADO
- Is MIKADO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIKADO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIKADO worth?
- MIKADO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIKADO mean?
- A traditional title for the emperor of Japan.
- What letters can be added to MIKADO?
- MIKADO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MIKADO:
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