SHURIKENS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHURIKENS 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 SHURIKENS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHURIKENS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHURIKENS
No single letter turns SHURIKENS into another word.
How SHURIKENS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHURIKENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHURIKENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHURIKENS
- SHURIKENS 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 SHURIKENS
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Common questions about SHURIKENS
- Is SHURIKENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHURIKENS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHURIKENS worth?
- SHURIKENS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHURIKENS?
- No single letter can be added to SHURIKENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHURIKENS:
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