UKASE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UKASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UKASE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UKASE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UKASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ukasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UKASE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UKASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does UKASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In imperial Russia, an official proclamation or edict issued by the tsar or the government that carried the force of law; more broadly, any arbitrary or peremptory order.
A ukase in tsarist Russia needed no approval from any legislature, since it came directly from the ruler and simply became binding once published. Historians of the period study each ukase as a record of imperial policy, from major reforms down to minor administrative rules. The word later spread into general English for any high-handed order issued without discussion, whether from a government office or a strict manager. It comes from a Russian verb meaning to show or decree.
How UKASE is used
Ukase appears mainly in historical writing about Russia and, in general use, as a formal or literary word for a peremptory command.
- The tsar's ukase abolished a centuries-old form of forced labor.
- Historians catalogue every ukase issued during his long reign.
- The new office rule felt like a ukase handed down without any discussion.
- No ukase from the ministry silenced the growing unrest in the provinces.
- The novel opens with a clerk reading an imperial ukase aloud in the square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UKASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UKASE
1 longer words begin with UKASE.
Shorter words from the letters in UKASE
Common questions about UKASE
- Is UKASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UKASE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UKASE worth?
- UKASE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UKASE mean?
- In imperial Russia, an official proclamation or edict issued by the tsar or the government that carried the force of law; more broadly, any arbitrary or peremptory order.
- What letters can be added to UKASE?
- UKASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UKASE:
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