WAKIKI is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAKIKI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAKIKI?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAKIKI is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAKIKI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wakikisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAKIKI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WAKIKI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WAKIKI needs 1 blank tile.
What does WAKIKI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Shell money used in parts of Melanesia and the South Sea Islands.
Strings of cut shells were traded as currency and as gifts in island communities. Wakiki is a specialised word that appears chiefly in anthropology and word lists.
How WAKIKI is used
Wakiki is rare and found in studies of Pacific trade.
- Strings of wakiki were exchanged at the wedding.
- The collector owned a length of old wakiki.
- In the museum case lay a coil of wakiki.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAKIKI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAKIKI
1 longer words begin with WAKIKI.
Shorter words from the letters in WAKIKI
Common questions about WAKIKI
- Is WAKIKI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAKIKI, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAKIKI worth?
- WAKIKI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAKIKI mean?
- Shell money used in parts of Melanesia and the South Sea Islands.
- What letters can be added to WAKIKI?
- WAKIKI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WAKIKI:
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