Possible Words From shirking
Words from SHIRKING by length: 2 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 9 with 6, 15 with 5, 39 with 4, 23 with 3 and 7 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
2 words · top score 16
SHIRKING and 1 anagram, SHRIKING, make up the 8-letter words in SHIRKING; each scores 16 points.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
7 words · top score 15 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: RISKING
HIKINGS tops the 7-letter words made with SHIRKING letters at 15 points; next come GIRKINS and GRISKIN on 12. RISKING will look familiar.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
9 words · top score 14 · everyday: RISING, SKIING, HIKING
The best of the 6-letter words from SHIRKING is HIKING, 14 points; KRISHI and SHRINK on 13 follow. RISING, SKIING and HIRING are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
15 words · top score 12 · everyday: RINGS, KINGS
KNISH and SHIRK share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIRKING. RINGS and KINGS are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
39 words · top score 11 · everyday: SIGN, RISK, KING
The 4-letter words made with SHIRKING letters are led by KHIS and KISH, 11 points each. SIGN, RISK and KING are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
23 words · top score 10 · everyday: SKI, INK, SIR
KHI tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIRKING at 10 points; next come GHI and INK on 7. SKI, SIR and SIN will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with shirking
7 words · top score 6 · everyday: IN, IS, HI
KI scores highest among the 2-letter words from SHIRKING at 6 points, ahead of HI and SH on 5. IN and IS are the ones most people know.
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Neighbor Words of SHIRKING
Trade one tile of SHIRKING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- R W gives WHISKING · unscramble whisking
- H T gives STRIKING · words from striking
- H M gives SMIRKING · unscramble smirking
- R P gives KINGSHIP · words from kingship
- I E gives GHERKINS · unscramble gherkins
- R F gives KINGFISH · words from kingfish
More 8-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NG · all 8-letter words
Definitions for the Top SHIRKING Plays
SHIRKING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- SHIRKING 16 · 17
- the evasion of work or duty
- HIKINGS 15 · 16
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- HIKING 14 · 15
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- SHRINK 13 · 13
- wither, as with a loss of moisture
- GRISKIN 12 · 14
- the lean part of a loin of pork
- KNISH 12 · 12
- (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese
- RISKING 12 · 14
- to expose to the possibility of injury or loss
- SHIRK 12 · 11
- avoid (one's assigned duties)
Is SHIRKING Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHIRKING, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRKING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 102) | 80 | 102 | 77 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
22 of the 102 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHRIKING, HIKINGS, KRISHI, GIRKINS, KRISING, GIRKIN, HIRINGS, KISH, SHIRING, HINGS, HING, SIRIH and 10 more. 3 of the 102 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KIS, GIS and SIG.
102 words come out when you unscramble SHIRKING, starting with SHIRKING itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of SHIRKING is on the page: SHRIKING, each 16 points. HIKINGS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
Longer Words Built on SHIRKING
Each word below uses all the letters of SHIRKING and one more.