SHMEKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHMEKS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHMEKS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMEKS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMEKS
No single letter turns SHMEKS into another word.
How SHMEKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHMEKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about SHMEKS
- SHMEKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHMEKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHMEKS
Common questions about SHMEKS
- Is SHMEKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHMEKS is not in it.
- How many points is SHMEKS worth?
- SHMEKS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHMEKS?
- No single letter can be added to SHMEKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHMEKS:
Open SHMEKS in the Word Finder