SHIKARAS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SHIKARAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIKARAS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIKARAS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIKARAS
No single letter turns SHIKARAS into another word.
How SHIKARAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHIKARAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIKARAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHIKARAS
- SHIKARAS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHIKARAS mean in Scrabble?
SHIKARAS is the plural of SHIKARA.
SHIKARA(noun) — A light, flat-bottomed boat used on the lakes of Kashmir.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIKARAS
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Common questions about SHIKARAS
- Is SHIKARAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIKARAS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIKARAS worth?
- SHIKARAS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIKARAS?
- No single letter can be added to SHIKARAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHIKARAS:
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