SHAKO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAKO 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 SHAKO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAKO is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shakosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAKO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHAKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about SHAKO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tall, cylindrical military hat, usually with a peak and a plume, worn mainly in the nineteenth century.
A shako was standard headgear for soldiers in many European armies during the nineteenth century, prized for its imposing height as much as any practical protection. The hat typically had a stiff cylindrical body, a small peak at the front and often a plume or badge marking the wearer's regiment. Ceremonial guards and marching bands in some countries still wear a shako today as part of traditional dress uniforms. Museums and military history collections display the shako as a recognisable symbol of nineteenth century military fashion.
How SHAKO is used
Historical military term, still used for ceremonial uniforms and in accounts of nineteenth century armies.
- The soldier's shako was topped with a tall black plume.
- Museum visitors admired the officer's decorated shako.
- The marching band still wears a shako as part of its uniform.
- Historical paintings show a line of infantry each wearing a shako.
- He tried on the old shako from his grandfather's uniform collection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAKO
The 5 tiles of SHAKO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SHAKO
2 longer words begin with SHAKO.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAKO
Common questions about SHAKO
- Is SHAKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAKO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAKO worth?
- SHAKO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAKO mean?
- A tall, cylindrical military hat, usually with a peak and a plume, worn mainly in the nineteenth century.
- What letters can be added to SHAKO?
- SHAKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHAKO:
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