SMAIK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMAIK 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMAIK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMAIK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMAIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smaiksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMAIK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SMAIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What stands out about SMAIK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMAIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A mean, contemptible or sneaking person; a rascal or scoundrel.
Smaik is an old Scots term of contempt, thrown at someone regarded as sly, worthless or beneath respect. Writers of Scots verse and dialect fiction used it to insult a character without resorting to stronger, cruder language. The word has largely dropped out of everyday use, surviving now mainly in older Scots literature and dictionaries of dialect. It differs from a plain insult like fool by carrying a sense of low, underhand behaviour rather than simple stupidity.
How SMAIK is used
Archaic Scots; found in older Scots literature and dialect glossaries rather than in current speech.
- The old ballad calls the traitor a smaik and a coward.
- Nobody trusted the smaik after he had cheated three neighbours in a row.
- She dismissed him as a smaik not worth another word.
- The dialect glossary lists smaik among terms of scorn for a worthless fellow.
- In the play, the servant is mocked as a smaik behind his master's back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMAIK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMAIK
The 5 tiles of SMAIK in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SMAIK
1 longer words begin with SMAIK.
Shorter words from the letters in SMAIK
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Common questions about SMAIK
- Is SMAIK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMAIK is not in it.
- How many points is SMAIK worth?
- SMAIK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMAIK mean?
- A mean, contemptible or sneaking person; a rascal or scoundrel.
- What letters can be added to SMAIK?
- SMAIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SMAIK:
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