SHONKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHONKY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SHONKY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHONKY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHONKY
No single letter turns SHONKY into another word.
How SHONKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHONKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about SHONKY
- SHONKY 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
Shorter words from the letters in SHONKY
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Common questions about SHONKY
- Is SHONKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHONKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHONKY worth?
- SHONKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHONKY?
- No single letter can be added to SHONKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHONKY:
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