Is SHTIK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHTIK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHTIK mean?
- noun
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
“give him a shtik cake”
- noun
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
“play it straight with no shtik”
- noun
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
“his shtik made us laugh”
- noun
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
“how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
5
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + K (5) = 12 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 SHTIK
Single letters that turn SHTIK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SHTIK
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHTIK
The 28 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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