SHMUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHMUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHMUCK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMUCK is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMUCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHMUCK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHMUCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,313 thousand.
What stands out about SHMUCK
- SHMUCK gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHMUCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangoffensive
A foolish or unpleasant person.
Calling someone a shmuck comes from Yiddish and is used as a mild insult for someone who acts stupidly or rudely. Because of its origin it can sound coarse, so many speakers avoid it in polite company.
How SHMUCK is used
Shmuck is informal American slang and is best avoided in formal writing.
- Only a shmuck would leave the keys in the car.
- He felt like a shmuck after forgetting her birthday.
- Don't be such a shmuck about it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHMUCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHMUCK
4 longer words begin with SHMUCK.
Shorter words from the letters in SHMUCK
Common questions about SHMUCK
- Is SHMUCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHMUCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHMUCK worth?
- SHMUCK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHMUCK mean?
- A foolish or unpleasant person.
- What letters can be added to SHMUCK?
- SHMUCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHMUCK:
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