What SHRIKES Means
SHRIKES is a form of SHRIKE, which means:
- noun: any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SHRIKES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 R1 I1 K5 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 64 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of SHRIKES (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In SHRIKES
120 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (16)
5 letter words (27)
4 letter words (41)
3 letter words (26)
2 letter words (10)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.