Is MONKISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MONKISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MONKISH mean?
- adjective
befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 16 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 MONKISH
MONKISH 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 MONKISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honks12
- knish12
- monish11
- minks11
- monks11
- honk11
- khis11
- mink10
- monk10
- mosk10
- skim10
- khi10
- ikons9
- kinos9
- oinks9
- hims9
- homs9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- shim9
- shmo9
- ikon8
- inks8
- kino8
- kins8
- kois8
- oiks8
- oink8
- sink8
- skin8
- him8
- hom8
- mho8
- ohm8
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- nosh7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- koi7
- kos7
- oik7
- ski7
- hm7
- miso6
- mons6
- nims6
- noms6
- hin6
- his6
- hon6
- hos6
- noh6
- ohs6
- sho6
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