UMIAQ is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. UMIAQ is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept UMIAQ?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMIAQ is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMIAQ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umiaqsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMIAQ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UMIAQ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does UMIAQ mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A large open boat covered in animal skins, traditionally used by Inuit people for hunting and transporting families.
An umiaq is paddled or rowed rather than powered by a single-person paddle like the smaller, fully enclosed kayak. Its open design let a whole family, along with dogs and cargo, travel together along the coast or hunt whales and walrus from the water. The frame was traditionally built from driftwood or bone and stretched with sealskin or walrus hide.
How UMIAQ is used
A specialist term found mainly in writing about Arctic peoples and their traditional craft.
- The hunters launched the umiaq to pursue a whale offshore.
- An umiaq can carry far more passengers than a kayak.
- The family loaded their belongings into the waiting umiaq.
- Sealskin stretched over a wooden frame formed the umiaq.
- Elders described how the umiaq was rowed rather than paddled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMIAQ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMIAQ
The 5 tiles of UMIAQ in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMIAQ
1 longer words begin with UMIAQ.
Shorter words from the letters in UMIAQ
Common questions about UMIAQ
- Is UMIAQ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UMIAQ is not in it.
- How many points is UMIAQ worth?
- UMIAQ is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMIAQ mean?
- A large open boat covered in animal skins, traditionally used by Inuit people for hunting and transporting families.
- What letters can be added to UMIAQ?
- UMIAQ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UMIAQ:
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