Is SHAKINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHAKINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHAKINESS mean?
- noun
a shaky motion
“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
- noun
the quality of being unstable and insecure
“the shakiness of the present regime”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 SHAKINESS
SHAKINESS 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 SHAKINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hankies14
- knishes14
- shiksas14
- shikses14
- snakish14
- hankie13
- nikahs13
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- sheiks13
- shiksa13
- shikse13
- ankhs12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- hikes12
- khans12
- knish12
- nikah12
- shake12
- shank12
- sheik12
- ashiness11
- hessians11
- askesis11
- kinases11
- ankh11
- haik11
- hake11
- hank11
- hike11
- khan11
- khis11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- snashes10
- kinase10
- kisses10
- skeans10
- skeins10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- khi10
- ashine9
- hanses9
- hisses9
- sashes9
- shenai9
- shines9
- kains9
- kanes9
- kinas9
- kines9
- sakes9
- sakis9
- sikas9
- sikes9
- sinks9
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