KAIKAWAKA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points

It depends on the list you play by. KAIKAWAKA 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept KAIKAWAKA?

Word power: 40 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KAIKAWAKA is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KAIKAWAKA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KAIKAWAKA scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in KAIKAWAKA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KAIKAWAKA needs 2 blank tiles.

What stands out about KAIKAWAKA

• KAIKAWAKA uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
• The letter A appears four times in KAIKAWAKA.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with KAIKAWAKA

1 longer words begin with KAIKAWAKA.

Shorter words from the letters in KAIKAWAKA

Common questions about KAIKAWAKA

Is KAIKAWAKA valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAIKAWAKA is not in it.

How many points is KAIKAWAKA worth?

KAIKAWAKA is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KAIKAWAKA?

KAIKAWAKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.