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Is shako a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shako is a Scrabble US word. The word shako is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is shako a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shako is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1H4A1K5O1

Is shako a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shako is a Words With Friends word. The word shako is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

HOKAS,KOHAS,SHAKO,SOKAH,

4-letter words (9 found)

HAOS,HASK,HOAS,HOKA,KOAS,KOHA,OAKS,OKAS,SOAK,

3-letter words (17 found)

AHS,ASH,ASK,HAO,HAS,HOA,HOS,KAS,KOA,KOS,OAK,OHS,OKA,SHA,SHO,SKA,SOH,

2-letter words (11 found)

AH,AS,HA,HO,KA,KO,OH,OK,OS,SH,SO,

You can make 41 words from shako according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shako

shako hsako sahko ashko hasko ahsko shkao hskao skhao kshao hksao khsao sakho askho skaho ksaho aksho kasho hakso ahkso hkaso khaso akhso kahso shaok hsaok sahok ashok hasok ahsok shoak hsoak sohak oshak hosak ohsak saohk asohk soahk osahk aoshk oashk haosk ahosk hoask ohask aohsk oahsk shkoa hskoa skhoa kshoa hksoa khsoa shoka hsoka sohka oshka hoska ohska skoha ksoha sokha oskha kosha oksha hkosa khosa hoksa ohksa kohsa okhsa sakoh askoh skaoh ksaoh aksoh kasoh saokh asokh soakh osakh aoskh oaskh skoah ksoah sokah oskah kosah oksah akosh kaosh aoksh oaksh koash okash hakos ahkos hkaos khaos akhos kahos haoks ahoks hoaks ohaks aohks oahks hkoas khoas hokas ohkas kohas okhas akohs kaohs aokhs oakhs koahs okahs

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Definitions and meaning of shako

shako

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/, /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/, /ˈʃɑkoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ

Noun

shako (plural shakos or shakoes)

  1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
  2. (British) A bearskin or busby.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄／虾蛄 (xiāgū).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkoʊ/

Noun

shako (uncountable)

  1. The squilla or mantis shrimp.

Anagrams

  • Ashok, Hoaks, hakos, kohas, kosha

French

Pronunciation

Noun

shako m (plural shakos)

  1. shako (hat)

Further reading

  • “shako”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English chess, French échec, German Schach, Italian scacco, Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), Spanish jaque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃako/

Noun

shako (plural shaki)

  1. chessman

Derived terms

  • shakoludo (“chess”)
  • shakoludar (“to play chess”)
  • shakoplanko (“chess board”)
  • shakar (“to give a check”)

References

  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 43, 705
  • Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, page 116, 298, 347

Japanese

Romanization

shako

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃこ

Source: wiktionary.org