The word shirk is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shirk v. (Transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
  • shirk v. (Intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
  • shirk v. (Transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

27 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AND AS AVOID AWAY BY DUTY ESPECIALLY EVADE FRAUD FROM INTRANSITIVE MEAN OBLIGATION OBTAIN OF PERFORMANCE PETTY PROCURE RESPONSIBILITY RUNNING SOLICITATION STAY THE TO TRANSITIVE TRICKERY

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

HI IRK SH SHIR

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

CHIRK SHARK SHIRE SHIRR SHIRS SHIRT SMIRK STIRK

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

SHIR

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHIRKS SHIRKED SHIRKER SHIRKERS SHIRKING

13 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A RAKISH SHIKAR SHIKRA
+C CHIRKS KIRSCH SCHRIK
+D DHIKRS
+E HIKERS SHREIK SHRIEK SHRIKE
+N SHRINK
+S SHIRKS

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H IRKS KIRS KRIS RISK
-K SHIR SHRI
-R KHIS KISH

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1290 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 8299 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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