TARAKIHIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. TARAKIHIS 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 TARAKIHIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARAKIHIS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARAKIHIS
No single letter turns TARAKIHIS into another word.
How TARAKIHIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TARAKIHIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARAKIHIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARAKIHIS mean in Scrabble?
TARAKIHIS is the plural of TARAKIHI.
Shorter words from the letters in TARAKIHIS
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Common questions about TARAKIHIS
- Is TARAKIHIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARAKIHIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARAKIHIS worth?
- TARAKIHIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TARAKIHIS?
- No single letter can be added to TARAKIHIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TARAKIHIS:
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