SUKUK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUKUK 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUKUK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUKUK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUKUK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sukuksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUKUK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SUKUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SUKUK needs 1 blank tile.
What does SUKUK mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
An Islamic financial certificate structured to comply with religious rules against charging interest.
A sukuk works like a bond in that it raises money and pays a return, but it is built around ownership of an asset or a share in a venture rather than a plain loan, because Islamic law forbids charging interest as such. Investors instead receive a share of profit or rent generated by the underlying asset. Governments and companies in several Muslim-majority countries issue sukuk to raise money from investors who need sharia-compliant instruments.
How SUKUK is used
Used in financial and legal writing about Islamic finance; the same spelling stands for singular and plural.
- The government issued a sukuk to fund the new airport.
- Investors in a sukuk receive rent rather than fixed interest.
- Several banks now offer sukuk alongside conventional bonds.
- The company's sukuk is backed by a share in its property portfolio.
- Demand for sukuk has grown as more investors seek sharia-compliant options.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUKUK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUKUK
The 5 tiles of SUKUK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUKUK
1 longer words begin with SUKUK.
Shorter words from the letters in SUKUK
Common questions about SUKUK
- Is SUKUK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUKUK is not in it.
- How many points is SUKUK worth?
- SUKUK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUKUK mean?
- An Islamic financial certificate structured to comply with religious rules against charging interest.
- What letters can be added to SUKUK?
- SUKUK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SUKUK:
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