SHAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAKE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAKE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SHAKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move or cause something to move quickly and repeatedly up and down or from side to side.
To shake something is to move it rapidly back and forth or up and down, often to mix it, wake someone, or express a reaction such as disbelief. People shake hands as a greeting, shake a bottle to mix its contents, and shake with fear or laughter without meaning to. The word also works as a noun for the action itself or for a drink such as a milkshake made by shaking or blending ingredients together. A person or thing can shake gently, as leaves shake in the wind, or violently, as a building might shake in an earthquake.
How SHAKE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, covering literal trembling as well as figurative uses like shaking hands.
- He began to shake the bottle before opening it.
- Her hands started to shake from the cold.
- They agreed to shake on the deal.
- The ground began to shake during the small earthquake.
- She had to shake him awake for the early flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAKE
The 5 tiles of SHAKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAKE
12 longer words begin with SHAKE.
Words ending in SHAKE
6 words end in SHAKE. Useful as a back hook: play SHAKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAKE inside
17 words contain SHAKE in the middle. Words that start with SHAKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAKE
Common questions about SHAKE
- Is SHAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAKE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAKE worth?
- SHAKE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAKE mean?
- To move or cause something to move quickly and repeatedly up and down or from side to side.
- What letters can be added to SHAKE?
- SHAKE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHAKE:
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