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Is sheik a Scrabble word?

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

S1H4E1I1K5

Is sheik a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1H4E1I1K5

Is sheik a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3E1I1K5

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5-letter words (2 found)

HIKES,SHEIK,

4-letter words (9 found)

EIKS,EISH,HIES,HIKE,KESH,KHIS,KISH,SEIK,SIKE,

3-letter words (13 found)

EHS,EIK,HES,HIE,HIS,IKE,ISH,KHI,KIS,SEI,SHE,SIK,SKI,

2-letter words (8 found)

EH,ES,HE,HI,IS,KI,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from sheik according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sheik

sheik hseik sehik eshik hesik ehsik shiek hsiek sihek ishek hisek ihsek seihk esihk siehk isehk eishk ieshk heisk ehisk hiesk ihesk eihsk iehsk sheki hseki sehki eshki heski ehski shkei hskei skhei kshei hksei khsei sekhi eskhi skehi ksehi ekshi keshi heksi ehksi hkesi khesi ekhsi kehsi shike hsike sihke ishke hiske ihske shkie hskie skhie kshie hksie khsie sikhe iskhe skihe ksihe ikshe kishe hikse ihkse hkise khise ikhse kihse seikh esikh siekh isekh eiskh ieskh sekih eskih skeih kseih eksih kesih sikeh iskeh skieh ksieh ikseh kiseh eiksh ieksh ekish keish ikesh kiesh heiks ehiks hieks iheks eihks iehks hekis ehkis hkeis kheis ekhis kehis hikes ihkes hkies khies ikhes kihes eikhs iekhs ekihs keihs ikehs kiehs

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word sheik. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in sheik.

Definitions and meaning of sheik

sheik

Alternative forms

  • sheikh, shaykh

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeɪk/, /ʃik/
  • Rhymes: -eɪk
  • Homophones: shake, chic (different pronunciations)

Noun

sheik (plural sheiks)

  1. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
  2. An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
  3. (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
  4. (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)
  5. (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
  6. An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism.

Usage notes

The title is commonly used for religious leaders as a means of respect, in which case it does not imply an official status.

Related terms

  • sheikha

Translations

Anagrams

  • hikes

Dutch

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”).

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ʃɛi̯k/
  • (Flanders) IPA(key): /ʃɛːk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Noun

sheik m (plural sheiks, diminutive sheikje n)

  1. sheik

Swahili

Alternative forms

  • shekh, sheikh

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

Noun

sheik (ma class, plural masheik)

  1. sheik
    Synonym: shehe

Source: wiktionary.org