SHMEK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHMEK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHMEK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMEK is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMEK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shmeksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHMEK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHMEK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does SHMEK mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A small taste, sniff, or pinch of something, especially snuff or a similar substance.
Shmek is a Yiddish borrowing that entered English slang describing a brief, testing sample of something taken through the nose or on the tongue, most commonly linked to old-fashioned tobacco use. Speakers extended shmek informally to cover any modest amount handled the same quick way, whether it is spice added to a dish or perfume dabbed once. The term keeps a warm, slightly comic tone typical of Yiddish loanwords in English, and it appears more often in older or nostalgic speech than in current slang. Spelling is not fixed either, and schmeck shows up just as often as shmek.
How SHMEK is used
Informal and somewhat dated; heard more in older Yiddish-influenced speech than in current slang.
- He took a shmek of the spice before adding it to the pot.
- Just a shmek of pepper will do.
- She offered him a shmek of the old snuff tin.
- A shmek of that perfume was enough to fill the room.
- Grandfather always kept a shmek of tobacco in his pocket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHMEK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHMEK
1 longer words begin with SHMEK.
Shorter words from the letters in SHMEK
Common questions about SHMEK
- Is SHMEK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHMEK is not in it.
- How many points is SHMEK worth?
- SHMEK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHMEK mean?
- A small taste, sniff, or pinch of something, especially snuff or a similar substance.
- What letters can be added to SHMEK?
- SHMEK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHMEK:
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