UAKARI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UAKARI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UAKARI?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UAKARI is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UAKARI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UAKARI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UAKARI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does UAKARI mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A South American monkey with long shaggy hair, a very short tail and a bare, brightly coloured face.
The uakari lives in the flooded forests of the Amazon basin, where it stays high in the trees. Its bare face is bright red in some kinds and pale in others, and the colour is thought to reflect good health. The name comes from a Tupi word, and the older spelling ouakari is still found in some books.
How UAKARI is used
A specialist word, met in books on primates and rainforest wildlife.
- The uakari is easy to recognise by its scarlet face.
- A red uakari watched us from a branch above the river.
- Unlike most monkeys, the uakari has a tail barely longer than a hand.
- The guide pointed out a troop of uakari feeding on fruit.
- Photographers travel far to see a uakari in the wild.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UAKARI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UAKARI
1 longer words begin with UAKARI.
Shorter words from the letters in UAKARI
Common questions about UAKARI
- Is UAKARI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UAKARI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UAKARI worth?
- UAKARI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UAKARI mean?
- A South American monkey with long shaggy hair, a very short tail and a bare, brightly coloured face.
- What letters can be added to UAKARI?
- UAKARI takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UAKARI:
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