KAI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAI 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAI?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAI is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,996.
What does KAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
Food, in New Zealand English.
Kai comes from Maori and is used across the country by everybody, which is unusual for a borrowed word — most stay inside the community they came from. It covers a meal, a snack and food in general, and it appears on shop signs as readily as in conversation.
How KAI is used
Uncountable: get some kai. Chiefly New Zealand.
- We stopped for kai on the way north.
- The sign says kai and everybody knows what is sold.
- Kai covers a snack and a whole meal alike.
- There is kai in the back if anybody is hungry.
- The word kai crossed out of Maori into general use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAI
The 3 tiles of KAI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAI
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with KAI.
Words ending in KAI
3 words end in KAI. Useful as a back hook: play KAI onto a word already on the board.
Words with KAI inside
16 words contain KAI in the middle. Words that start with KAI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KAI
Common questions about KAI
- Is KAI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAI is not in it.
- How many points is KAI worth?
- KAI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAI mean?
- Food, in New Zealand English.
- What letters can be added to KAI?
- KAI takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KAI:
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