AKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AKIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AKIN is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AKIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AKIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,068.
What stands out about AKIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AKIN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of similar character; related.
Akin is a worn-down form of a phrase meaning of kin, which is why it cannot stand before a noun the way most adjectives can. It takes a preposition without exception.
How AKIN is used
After the verb only. Always followed by to.
- Something akin to relief, but not quite that.
- The word akin is worn down from a phrase meaning of kin.
- Akin cannot stand before a noun.
- A feeling akin to envy and just as useless.
- Akin always takes a preposition after it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AKIN
The 4 tiles of AKIN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with AKIN
6 longer words begin with AKIN.
Words ending in AKIN
9 words end in AKIN. Useful as a back hook: play AKIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AKIN inside
Showing 24 of 311 words that contain AKIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AKIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AKIN
Common questions about AKIN
- Is AKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AKIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AKIN worth?
- AKIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AKIN mean?
- Of similar character; related.
- What letters can be added to AKIN?
- AKIN takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AKIN:
Open AKIN in the Word Finder