SHEIK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHEIK 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 SHEIK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEIK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEIK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEIK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHEIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SHEIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A leader or chief in an Arab family, tribe or community, also used as a title of respect.
Historically, the standing of a sheik passed from father to son within an extended family, carrying responsibility for settling disputes and speaking for the group to outsiders. Today the title is applied far more broadly, used for rulers of certain Gulf states as well as for senior religious scholars in some Islamic traditions. In early twentieth century Western slang, sheik briefly took on an unrelated, now dated sense describing a romantically dashing man, a usage that grew out of a popular silent film. Despite that borrowed slang meaning, the everyday use of sheik in English still reflects its origin as an Arabic term of authority.
How SHEIK is used
Used as a genuine title of leadership in Arab culture, and occasionally in older Western slang for a charming man.
- The sheik welcomed the delegation into his home.
- Local tribes still look to the sheik for guidance on disputes.
- The sheik of the emirate opened the new hospital.
- Elders addressed the meeting after the sheik gave his blessing.
- The young sheik inherited his father's position at twenty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEIK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHEIK
The 5 tiles of SHEIK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHEIK
9 longer words begin with SHEIK.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEIK
Common questions about SHEIK
- Is SHEIK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEIK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEIK worth?
- SHEIK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEIK mean?
- A leader or chief in an Arab family, tribe or community, also used as a title of respect.
- What letters can be added to SHEIK?
- SHEIK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHEIK:
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