SHARK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHARK 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 SHARK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHARK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sharksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHARK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does SHARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large predatory fish with a cartilage skeleton and rows of sharp teeth, found in oceans worldwide.
A shark ranges in size from small reef species to enormous filter feeders like the whale shark, and most kinds hunt fish, seals or other prey using sharp senses of smell and movement. Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone, which sets them apart from most other fish. The word is also used informally for a person who preys on others, especially in phrases like loan shark or card shark, extending the fish's predatory reputation to human behaviour. Sharks have existed for hundreds of millions of years, making them far older than most other groups of fish alive today.
How SHARK is used
Common both literally for the fish and informally for a ruthless or exploitative person.
- A shark circled the reef looking for prey.
- Divers watched the shark glide past the boat.
- He warned her not to borrow from the local loan shark.
- The documentary followed a great white shark for months.
- She was known as a card shark at the poker table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHARK
The 5 tiles of SHARK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHARK
12 longer words begin with SHARK.
Words ending in SHARK
4 words end in SHARK. Useful as a back hook: play SHARK onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHARK inside
3 words contain SHARK in the middle. Words that start with SHARK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHARK
Common questions about SHARK
- Is SHARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHARK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHARK worth?
- SHARK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHARK mean?
- A large predatory fish with a cartilage skeleton and rows of sharp teeth, found in oceans worldwide.
- What letters can be added to SHARK?
- SHARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHARK:
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