Delightfully Odd-Looking Scrabble Words

Although they look like they’ve been made up for Scrabble, these new strange-looking words are all supported by current usage away from the Scrabble board…

DHIKR
Sufi religious ceremony (13 points)

PACZKI
Round filled doughnut (23 points)

SHVITZ
Sweat (21 points)

RUDISTID
Cone-shaped extinct mollusc (10 points)

MIKVA
Place for ritual bathing by Orthodox Jews (15 points)

DHYANA
Type of Hindu meditation (13 points)

IXNAY
Nix (15 points)

KAWAII
(In Japan) quality of being lovable or cute (13 points)

MIGAWD
Interjection used to express surprise (13 points)

OUGIYA
Monetary unit of Mauretania (10 points)

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