Is SHAKES a word?
SHAKES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 40 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHAKES is a valid word.
What does shakes mean?
SHAKES is an inflected form of shake.
noun: building material used as siding or roofing.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHAKES: word details
- Pronunciation: SHAYKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside shakes
Words you can make from the letters of shakes.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHAKES
SHAKES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHAKES mean?
SHAKES is an inflected form of shake and is a noun. It means: building material used as siding or roofing.
Is SHAKES a valid word?
Yes, SHAKES is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.