Is QAMUTIKS a valid word?

QAMUTIKS is the plural of QAMUTIK, an Inuit sled for crossing snow and ice, pulled by dogs. At eight letters, it can only be played through a tile already on the board. If QAMUTIK has been played, adding the S makes QAMUTIKS and counts the Q, M and K again. Remember the word with a picture: a long sled carrying a heavy Q across the snow. Modern qamutiks are often pulled by snowmobiles instead of dogs, but the design is the same. A sled this long can carry a family's gear across the sea ice in spring. Their runners were once made of bone or wood and coated with ice to glide.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + M 3 + U 1 + T 1 + I 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 23. On a double-word square that's 46, on a triple-word 69, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, A, M, U, T, I, K and S.

QAMUTIKS is the plural of QAMUTIK, the Inuit dog sled. Eight letters: play it through a tile on the board.

• Q without U

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