RICKSHA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RICKSHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICKSHA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICKSHA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICKSHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RICKSHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RICKSHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does RICKSHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small light two-wheeled carriage pulled by a person, used to carry passengers.
Ricksha is a shortened spelling of the longer Japanese-derived words for this vehicle, and it appears in older travel writing. Today the standard form is rickshaw, and motorized versions are common in Asian cities.
How RICKSHA is used
Ricksha is a less common spelling used in older books and in word games.
- The traveler hired a ricksha to cross the crowded market.
- A ricksha waited outside the hotel gate.
- The old photograph showed a ricksha racing down a muddy lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RICKSHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RICKSHA
3 longer words begin with RICKSHA.
Shorter words from the letters in RICKSHA
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Common questions about RICKSHA
- Is RICKSHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICKSHA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICKSHA worth?
- RICKSHA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RICKSHA mean?
- A small light two-wheeled carriage pulled by a person, used to carry passengers.
- What letters can be added to RICKSHA?
- RICKSHA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RICKSHA:
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