KAB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAB?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAB is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What does KAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The smallest common ancient Hebrew grain measure, roughly two pints, sized for a single family's daily portion rather than a store.
The kab measured small quantities of grain and other dry goods in the ancient Near East and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a measure so small that its price during a siege signalled real famine. It survives today only in historical and biblical reference rather than in everyday use.
How KAB is used
Historical; used in discussion of biblical and ancient Near Eastern measures.
- The text records the price of a kab of grain during the famine.
- A kab held far less than the larger measures used for a harvest.
- Scholars still debate the exact modern equivalent of a kab.
- The merchant sold the seed by the kab rather than by the sack.
- One kab of flour was hardly enough to feed a family for a day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAB
Showing 24 of 56 words that begin with KAB.
Words ending in KAB
1 words end in KAB. Useful as a back hook: play KAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with KAB inside
Showing 24 of 163 words that contain KAB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KAB
Common questions about KAB
- Is KAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAB worth?
- KAB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAB mean?
- The smallest common ancient Hebrew grain measure, roughly two pints, sized for a single family's daily portion rather than a store.
- What letters can be added to KAB?
- KAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KAB:
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