UMIAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UMIAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMIAK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMIAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMIAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umiaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMIAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UMIAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does UMIAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A large open boat made of a wooden frame covered with animal skins, traditionally used by Arctic peoples.
An umiak is bigger than a kayak and open rather than decked, built to carry whole families, dogs and cargo along Arctic coasts and rivers. Its light wooden frame is stretched with sewn walrus or seal skin, making a boat that is strong yet easy to carry over ice or land. Traditionally an umiak was paddled or rowed mainly by women, while the smaller kayak was used by men for hunting, and it also served for towing a killed whale back to shore. The design let coastal Arctic communities travel and transport goods safely across open water for many generations.
How UMIAK is used
A specific term from Arctic cultures, used in accounts of Inuit and other northern peoples' boats and travel.
- The family loaded their belongings into the umiak before crossing the bay.
- Hunters once towed a whale carcass behind the umiak.
- The umiak was light enough for several people to carry over the ice.
- Museum exhibits show an umiak built from driftwood and walrus hide.
- Unlike the kayak, the umiak was traditionally paddled by women.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMIAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMIAK
1 longer words begin with UMIAK.
Shorter words from the letters in UMIAK
Common questions about UMIAK
- Is UMIAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMIAK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMIAK worth?
- UMIAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMIAK mean?
- A large open boat made of a wooden frame covered with animal skins, traditionally used by Arctic peoples.
- What letters can be added to UMIAK?
- UMIAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UMIAK:
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