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Hakes

Q: What does hakes mean?

hakes is the plural of hake, which means “the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

h ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Less common · plural of hake

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does hakes mean?

noun

the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
any of several marine food fishes related to cod

Definitions shown for hake, the base form of hakes.

Is HAKES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is HAKES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

h ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

h ₃a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

h ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

h ₃a ₁k ₆e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HAKES

Anagrams 1

shake

Best shorter words top 30 of 36

hake 11 hask 11 kesh 11 akes 8 kaes 8 keas 8 sake 8 ake 7 ask 7 haes 7 kae 7 kas 7 kea 7 shea 7 ska 7 ahs 6 ash 6 ehs 6 hae 6 has 6 hes 6 ka 6 sha 6 she 6 ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 sh 5 eas 3

See all 36 words made from HAKES

Hooks for HAKES

Add one letter to the front or back of HAKES to make another word.

Front hooks

shakes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HAKES

Common words that share the ending -AKES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

makes takes bakes cakes wakes brakes fakes lakes rakes flakes slakes snakes stakes mistakes undertakes awakes intakes remakes forsakes pancakes partakes keepsakes namesakes overtakes

All words ending in -AKES

Hakes: quick answers

Is HAKES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. HAKES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is HAKES worth?

HAKES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does hakes mean?

hakes is the plural of hake, which means “the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in HAKES?

You can make 36 shorter words from HAKES, such as HAKE, HASK, KESH, AKES. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of HAKES?

HAKES rearranges into SHAKE.