Is MAWKISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAWKISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAWKISH mean?
- adjective
effusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MAWKISH
MAWKISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MAWKISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hakims15
- hawks15
- whisk15
- hakim14
- hawk14
- shawm13
- whams13
- whims13
- haiks12
- wham12
- whim12
- kamis11
- makis11
- wisha11
- haik11
- khis11
- aswim10
- swami10
- haws10
- kami10
- maki10
- mask10
- shaw10
- shwa10
- skim10
- wash10
- wish10
- khi10
- hams9
- hims9
- mash9
- maws9
- sham9
- shim9
- swam9
- swim9
- haw9
- wha9
- saki8
- sika8
- ham8
- him8
- maw8
- ahis7
- ask7
- kas7
- kis7
- ska7
- ski7
- hm7
- aims6
- amis6
- sima6
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- has6
- his6
- saw6
- sha6
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