KA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. KA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KA?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KA is to know. It scores 6 from 2 tiles, takes 13 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KA scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in KA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 550.
What stands out about KA
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a K, and KA is one of them.
- KA is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In ancient Egyptian belief, the spirit double that lives on after death.
How KA is used
- Food was left in the tomb to sustain the ka.
- The ka was thought to need a likeness to inhabit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KA and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KA
Showing 24 of 709 words that begin with KA.
Words ending in KA
Showing 24 of 122 words that end in KA. Useful as a back hook: play KA onto a word already on the board.
Words with KA inside
Showing 24 of 1014 words that contain KA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about KA
- Is KA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KA worth?
- KA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KA mean?
- In ancient Egyptian belief, the spirit double that lives on after death.
- What letters can be added to KA?
- KA takes 13 hooks: 3 in front and 10 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of KA:
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