KAGO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAGO 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAGO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAGO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kagosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAGO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does KAGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Japanese basket palanquin slung from a pole.
A kago carried one passenger sitting cross-legged and was the ordinary way to travel Japanese roads before wheeled traffic arrived. Western visitors of the 1860s described it constantly.
How KAGO is used
Countable: a kago, two kagos. Historical.
- A kago held one passenger and no luggage.
- The word kago is Japanese.
- Two kagos went ahead and the baggage followed.
- Travellers of the 1860s described the kago at length.
- A kago is slung from a single pole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAGO
7 longer words begin with KAGO.
Shorter words from the letters in KAGO
Common questions about KAGO
- Is KAGO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAGO is not in it.
- How many points is KAGO worth?
- KAGO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAGO mean?
- A Japanese basket palanquin slung from a pole.
- What letters can be added to KAGO?
- KAGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAGO:
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