KALPA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KALPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALPA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALPA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KALPA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KALPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does KALPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, an immense cycle of time spanning billions of years, from the creation of the world to its dissolution.
A kalpa measures cosmic rather than human time, reckoned in the tradition at over four billion years, and marks the span from one creation of the universe to its eventual destruction and renewal. The term appears in religious texts to express scales of time far beyond ordinary human experience.
How KALPA is used
Used in discussions of Hindu and Buddhist cosmology and scripture, rarely outside that context.
- The text describes the universe dissolving at the close of a kalpa.
- Buddhist scripture measures certain vows across many kalpa.
- A single kalpa dwarfs any span of ordinary human history.
- The lecture explained how a kalpa ends in cosmic dissolution.
- Monks recited verses about the passing of a kalpa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KALPA
The 5 tiles of KALPA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KALPA
5 longer words begin with KALPA.
Shorter words from the letters in KALPA
Common questions about KALPA
- Is KALPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALPA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALPA worth?
- KALPA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALPA mean?
- In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, an immense cycle of time spanning billions of years, from the creation of the world to its dissolution.
- What letters can be added to KALPA?
- KALPA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KALPA:
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