KAIKAWAKAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAIKAWAKAS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAIKAWAKAS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAIKAWAKAS is to know. It scores 25 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAIKAWAKAS
No single letter turns KAIKAWAKAS into another word.
How KAIKAWAKAS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in KAIKAWAKAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 3 | 1 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KAIKAWAKAS needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about KAIKAWAKAS
- KAIKAWAKAS uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
- The letter A appears four times in KAIKAWAKAS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in KAIKAWAKAS
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Common questions about KAIKAWAKAS
- Is KAIKAWAKAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAIKAWAKAS is not in it.
- How many points is KAIKAWAKAS worth?
- KAIKAWAKAS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to KAIKAWAKAS?
- No single letter can be added to KAIKAWAKAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of KAIKAWAKAS:
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