Is QAPIKS a valid word?

QAPIKS is the plural of QAPIK, a coin of Azerbaijan worth one hundredth of a manat. It is a six-letter play with three valuable tiles: Q, P and K. If QAPIK is already on the board, adding the S on the end makes QAPIKS and counts all of them again for you. As a play from your rack, it clears the Q and the K in one turn. The manat and qapik were introduced when Azerbaijan began issuing its own money in the 1990s. Together with the coin words QINDAR, QINTAR and BUQSHA, it makes the Q far less scary. The S at the end can start a second word for extra points.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + P 3 + I 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 21. On a double-word square that's 42, on a triple-word 63, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QAPIKS is worth 41 before any word bonus.

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

QAPIKS is the plural of QAPIK, the coin of Azerbaijan. An S on QAPIK scores the Q and K again.

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