AKIMBO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AKIMBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AKIMBO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AKIMBO is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AKIMBO
No single letter turns AKIMBO into another word.
How AKIMBO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AKIMBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does AKIMBO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
With the hands resting on the hips and the elbows pointing outward.
Akimbo describes a pose that makes a person look broad, confident or impatient, as when a teacher stands waiting for silence. The word is most often paired with arms, though it can also be stretched to legs or limbs that jut out at awkward angles. It is nearly always found after a verb of standing or sitting, as a small descriptive tag.
How AKIMBO is used
Used mainly in the phrase arms akimbo, in everyday and literary description alike.
- She stood in the doorway with her arms akimbo and waited for an explanation.
- The scarecrow was built with its sticks akimbo against the wind.
- He sat akimbo on the wall, daring anyone to pass.
- Arms akimbo is the classic pose of a cross parent.
- The statue is shown akimbo, with a fist planted on each hip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AKIMBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AKIMBO
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Common questions about AKIMBO
- Is AKIMBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AKIMBO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AKIMBO worth?
- AKIMBO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AKIMBO mean?
- With the hands resting on the hips and the elbows pointing outward.
- What letters can be added to AKIMBO?
- No single letter can be added to AKIMBO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AKIMBO:
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