MONKEYSHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. MONKEYSHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONKEYSHINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONKEYSHINE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONKEYSHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monkeyshinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONKEYSHINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MONKEYSHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONKEYSHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONKEYSHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A mischievous trick or prank, usually played for fun.
Monkeyshines are harmless antics rather than real mischief, the sort a restless child or a playful clown might get up to. The word is almost always plural and feels old-fashioned in American speech.
How MONKEYSHINE is used
Monkeyshine is usually seen in the plural, as in cutting up monkeyshines.
- The boys were up to their usual monkeyshine behind the barn.
- Teachers put up with a good deal of monkeyshine on the last day of school.
- His monkeyshine with the whoopee cushion made everybody laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONKEYSHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONKEYSHINE
1 longer words begin with MONKEYSHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONKEYSHINE
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Common questions about MONKEYSHINE
- Is MONKEYSHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONKEYSHINE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONKEYSHINE worth?
- MONKEYSHINE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONKEYSHINE mean?
- A mischievous trick or prank, usually played for fun.
- What letters can be added to MONKEYSHINE?
- MONKEYSHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MONKEYSHINE:
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