SHIKARI is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHIKARI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIKARI?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIKARI is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIKARI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shikarisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIKARI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHIKARI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does SHIKARI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hunter, especially one who guides others on hunts in India.
The shikari of colonial writing was the local tracker who knew the forest and the habits of the game. In modern use the word can stand for any hunter in that region.
How SHIKARI is used
Mostly seen in colonial history and Indian travel writing.
- The shikari led the party silently along the river bank.
- Their shikari could read tracks in the dust.
- He worked as a shikari before the reserve was created.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIKARI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIKARI
The 7 tiles of SHIKARI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHIKARI
1 longer words begin with SHIKARI.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIKARI
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Common questions about SHIKARI
- Is SHIKARI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIKARI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIKARI worth?
- SHIKARI is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIKARI mean?
- A hunter, especially one who guides others on hunts in India.
- What letters can be added to SHIKARI?
- SHIKARI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHIKARI:
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