RIKISHI is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RIKISHI 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 RIKISHI?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIKISHI is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIKISHI
No single letter turns RIKISHI into another word.
How RIKISHI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIKISHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does RIKISHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A professional sumo wrestler in Japan.
Rikishi is the Japanese term used for sumo competitors, and English writers adopt it when they want to sound exact. The plural is the same as the singular. Each rikishi lives in a training stable under strict rules.
How RIKISHI is used
Rikishi is used in writing about sumo, often alongside terms for rank and stable.
- Every rikishi follows a strict daily routine.
- The young rikishi won his first tournament bout.
- Crowds cheered as each rikishi entered the ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIKISHI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RIKISHI
Common questions about RIKISHI
- Is RIKISHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIKISHI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIKISHI worth?
- RIKISHI is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIKISHI mean?
- A professional sumo wrestler in Japan.
- What letters can be added to RIKISHI?
- No single letter can be added to RIKISHI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIKISHI:
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