SHIKRA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHIKRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIKRA?
| 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 SHIKRA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIKRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shikrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIKRA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHIKRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about SHIKRA
- The same 6 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 SHIKRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, stocky hawk of the sparrowhawk kind, found in Africa and in central and southern Asia.
The shikra hunts small birds, lizards and large insects, often dashing out from a perch in a tree to seize its prey. Its name comes from Hindi, and the bird has long been known in India, where it was once trained for falconry. It is a common sight in gardens, farmland and light woodland.
How SHIKRA is used
A bird-watching and zoological term; the plural is shikras.
- A shikra perched on the wire and watched the sparrows below.
- The shikra struck so fast that the flock scattered in every direction.
- We saw a shikra carrying a lizard to its nest.
- Her field guide shows the shikra beside the larger goshawk.
- The shikra is smaller than most birds of prey people notice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIKRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIKRA
The 6 tiles of SHIKRA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SHIKRA
1 longer words begin with SHIKRA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIKRA
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Common questions about SHIKRA
- Is SHIKRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIKRA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIKRA worth?
- SHIKRA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIKRA mean?
- A small, stocky hawk of the sparrowhawk kind, found in Africa and in central and southern Asia.
- What letters can be added to SHIKRA?
- SHIKRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHIKRA:
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