RIKISHA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RIKISHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIKISHA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIKISHA is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIKISHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rikishasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIKISHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIKISHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does RIKISHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small two-wheeled hooded carriage pulled by one or more people.
Rikisha is one of several spellings that come from the Japanese word for a human-powered vehicle. It reminds readers of Asian streets of the past, and the shorter forms of the word are far more usual today.
How RIKISHA is used
Rikisha is a less common spelling of the vehicle, found in older travel writing and word lists.
- The traveller hired a rikisha to cross the old town.
- A rikisha waited outside the hotel gate.
- The photograph shows a rikisha and its driver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIKISHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIKISHA
The 7 tiles of RIKISHA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIKISHA
1 longer words begin with RIKISHA.
Shorter words from the letters in RIKISHA
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Common questions about RIKISHA
- Is RIKISHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIKISHA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIKISHA worth?
- RIKISHA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIKISHA mean?
- A small two-wheeled hooded carriage pulled by one or more people.
- What letters can be added to RIKISHA?
- RIKISHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIKISHA:
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