KAHUNA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KAHUNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAHUNA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAHUNA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAHUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kahunasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAHUNA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KAHUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does KAHUNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person with great authority or expertise; originally a Hawaiian priest or healer.
In Hawaiian tradition a kahuna was a skilled specialist, such as a priest, healer or craftsman, who held respected knowledge. English borrowed the word, and it now often means an important person or an expert in some field, usually with a touch of humour, as in the big kahuna. Surfers also use it for an especially large wave.
How KAHUNA is used
Often playful in modern English, especially in the phrase big kahuna.
- The old kahuna was asked to bless the new canoe.
- Everyone in the office treated him as the kahuna of spreadsheets.
- She is the big kahuna of the whole company.
- The surfers waited all morning for a kahuna of a wave.
- A kahuna in the village knew which herbs could heal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAHUNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAHUNA
1 longer words begin with KAHUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in KAHUNA
Common questions about KAHUNA
- Is KAHUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAHUNA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAHUNA worth?
- KAHUNA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAHUNA mean?
- A person with great authority or expertise; originally a Hawaiian priest or healer.
- What letters can be added to KAHUNA?
- KAHUNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KAHUNA:
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