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Is shirk a Scrabble word?

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

S1H4I1R1K5

Is shirk a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1H4I1R1K5

Is shirk a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3I1R1K5

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5-letter words (1 found)

SHIRK,

4-letter words (8 found)

IRKS,KHIS,KIRS,KISH,KRIS,RISK,SHIR,SHRI,

3-letter words (10 found)

HIS,IRK,ISH,KHI,KIR,KIS,SIK,SIR,SKI,SRI,

2-letter words (5 found)

HI,IS,KI,SH,SI,

You can make 24 words from shirk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shirk

shirk hsirk sihrk ishrk hisrk ihsrk shrik hsrik srhik rshik hrsik rhsik sirhk isrhk srihk rsihk irshk rishk hirsk ihrsk hrisk rhisk irhsk rihsk shikr hsikr sihkr ishkr hiskr ihskr shkir hskir skhir kshir hksir khsir sikhr iskhr skihr ksihr ikshr kishr hiksr ihksr hkisr khisr ikhsr kihsr shrki hsrki srhki rshki hrski rhski shkri hskri skhri kshri hksri khsri srkhi rskhi skrhi ksrhi rkshi krshi hrksi rhksi hkrsi khrsi rkhsi krhsi sirkh isrkh srikh rsikh irskh riskh sikrh iskrh skirh ksirh iksrh kisrh srkih rskih skrih ksrih rksih krsih irksh riksh ikrsh kirsh rkish krish hirks ihrks hriks rhiks irhks rihks hikrs ihkrs hkirs khirs ikhrs kihrs hrkis rhkis hkris khris rkhis krhis irkhs rikhs ikrhs kirhs rkihs krihs

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Definitions and meaning of shirk

shirk

Etymology 1

First attested use in 1625–1635, apparently from association with shark (verb), or otherwise directly from German Schurke (“rogue, knave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: shûk, IPA(key): /ʃɜːk/
  • (General American) enPR: shûrk, IPA(key): /ʃɝk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Verb

shirk (third-person singular simple present shirks, present participle shirking, simple past and past participle shirked)

  1. (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shirk
  2. (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
    • September 7, 1830, Lord Byron, letter to Mr. Murray
      One of the cities shirked from the league.
  3. (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
Translations

Noun

shirk (plural shirks)

  1. One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
    Synonym: dodger

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شِرْك (širk).

Pronunciation

  • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ʃɪɾk/

Noun

shirk (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) The unforgivable sin of association [of something with God].
Related terms
  • mushrik

Further reading

  • shirk (Islam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

  • Krish

Source: wiktionary.org