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Shark

s 1h 4a 1r 1k 5

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common

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

What does shark mean?

noun

  1. any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

  2. a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

  3. a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways

    “a card shark”

verb

  1. play the shark; act with trickery

  2. hunt shark

Is SHARK a valid word?

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

SHARK is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is SHARK worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1h 4a 1r 1k 5

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1h 3a 1r 1k 5

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1h 4a 1r 1k 5

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1h 3a 1r 1k 6

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

Words from the letters in SHARK

Anagrams 1

harks

Hooks for SHARK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sharks

Words that end like SHARK

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

darkmarkparkstarkbarklarksparkharkarkremarkaardvarkembarkearmarkbookmarkhallmarklandmarkpockmarkpostmarkbirthmarkdisembarktrademarkwatermark
All words ending in -ARK

Shark: quick answers

Is SHARK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHARK 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 SHARK worth?
SHARK 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 shark mean?
As a noun, shark means “any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHARK?
You can make 25 shorter words from SHARK, such as HARK, HASK, ARKS, KSAR. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHARK?
SHARK rearranges into HARKS.