KAKARIKI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. KAKARIKI 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept KAKARIKI?

Word power: 49 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KAKARIKI is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KAKARIKI

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

How KAKARIKI scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in KAKARIKI, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about KAKARIKI

• KAKARIKI uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.

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

Words starting with KAKARIKI

1 longer words begin with KAKARIKI.

Shorter words from the letters in KAKARIKI

Common questions about KAKARIKI

Is KAKARIKI valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is KAKARIKI worth?

KAKARIKI is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KAKARIKI?

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