SOUVLAKIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOUVLAKIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUVLAKIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUVLAKIA is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUVLAKIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
souvlakiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUVLAKIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOUVLAKIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUVLAKIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOUVLAKIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Greek dishes of small pieces of meat grilled on skewers.
In Greek the word souvlakia is simply the plural of souvlaki, though English speakers also treat it as a plural form. The skewers are typically pork or lamb and are served in pita bread or on a plate with chips. Street stalls across Greece sell souvlakia as fast food.
How SOUVLAKIA is used
The plural form of the Greek skewered meat dish, used on menus and in food writing.
- We ordered souvlakia with salad and warm pita.
- The stall sold souvlakia for a few euros each.
- Smoke from the grilling souvlakia drifted down the street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUVLAKIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUVLAKIA
1 longer words begin with SOUVLAKIA.
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Common questions about SOUVLAKIA
- Is SOUVLAKIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUVLAKIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUVLAKIA worth?
- SOUVLAKIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUVLAKIA mean?
- Greek dishes of small pieces of meat grilled on skewers.
- What letters can be added to SOUVLAKIA?
- SOUVLAKIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOUVLAKIA:
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