KAMAAINA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. KAMAAINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept KAMAAINA?

Word power: 45 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KAMAAINA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KAMAAINA

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

How KAMAAINA scores

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

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KAMAAINA has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about KAMAAINA

• The letter A appears four times in KAMAAINA.
• KAMAAINA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.

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

Words starting with KAMAAINA

1 longer words begin with KAMAAINA.

Shorter words from the letters in KAMAAINA

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Common questions about KAMAAINA

Is KAMAAINA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAMAAINA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KAMAAINA worth?

KAMAAINA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KAMAAINA?

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