TIKI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TIKI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIKI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIKI is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIKI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIKI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TIKI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does TIKI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A carved figure, usually of wood or stone, representing an ancestor or deity in Maori and wider Polynesian tradition.
A tiki is traditionally carved to honour ancestral spirits and is often displayed at meeting houses or sacred sites. In some Pacific cultures a tiki also serves as a protective symbol watching over the community.
How TIKI is used
Frequently used in modern decor, though the carvings originate in Polynesian culture.
- The carved tiki stood at the entrance of the village.
- Tourists bought small wooden tikis as souvenirs.
- The museum displayed an ancient stone tiki.
- Each tiki represented a different ancestral figure.
- The tikis lined the pathway to the meeting house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIKI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIKI
6 longer words begin with TIKI.
Words ending in TIKI
3 words end in TIKI. Useful as a back hook: play TIKI onto a word already on the board.
Words with TIKI inside
20 words contain TIKI in the middle. Words that start with TIKI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TIKI
Common questions about TIKI
- Is TIKI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIKI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIKI worth?
- TIKI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIKI mean?
- A carved figure, usually of wood or stone, representing an ancestor or deity in Maori and wider Polynesian tradition.
- What letters can be added to TIKI?
- TIKI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TIKI:
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