AKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. AKING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AKING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AKING is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AKING
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AKING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,638.
What stands out about AKING
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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
Anagrams of AKING
The 5 tiles of AKING in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in AKING
Showing 24 of 169 words that end in AKING. Useful as a back hook: play AKING onto a word already on the board.
Words with AKING inside
Showing 24 of 102 words that contain AKING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AKING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AKING
Common questions about AKING
- Is AKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AKING is not in it.
- How many points is AKING worth?
- AKING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AKING?
- AKING takes 8 hooks: 8 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AKING:
Open AKING in the Word Finder