KAMALA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KAMALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAMALA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAMALA is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAMALA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kamalasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAMALA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KAMALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,774 thousand.
What does KAMALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tree of southern Asia, or the red powder from its seed capsules, used as a dye and in old medicine.
Kamala names both a tropical tree and the reddish powder shaken from its fruit, which dyers once used to colour silk a warm yellow-orange. Healers also used the powder against intestinal worms, though it is a harsh remedy and is rarely met outside older books. As a word it is best known to botanists, dye historians and crossword fans.
How KAMALA is used
Rare; botanical or historical. The same spelling is also a common personal name, which is a different word.
- The dyer stirred kamala into the pot to make a golden shade.
- Kamala grows wild in the warm forests of India.
- An old pharmacy list mentioned kamala as a remedy for worms.
- The silk took on a deep orange from the kamala powder.
- He read about kamala in a book on natural dyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAMALA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAMALA
1 longer words begin with KAMALA.
Shorter words from the letters in KAMALA
Common questions about KAMALA
- Is KAMALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAMALA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAMALA worth?
- KAMALA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAMALA mean?
- A tree of southern Asia, or the red powder from its seed capsules, used as a dye and in old medicine.
- What letters can be added to KAMALA?
- KAMALA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KAMALA:
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