KAMPONG is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KAMPONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAMPONG?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAMPONG is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAMPONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kampongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAMPONG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KAMPONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does KAMPONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A village or small settlement in Malaysia or Indonesia, traditionally built of wood on stilts.
A kampong is a close community: houses cluster around a mosque or meeting place, with gardens and fruit trees nearby. In cities such as Kuala Lumpur, a few kampong areas remain as pockets of older village life.
How KAMPONG is used
English-language travel writing keeps the word kampong for the traditional Malay village.
- She grew up in a kampong near the river.
- The road ended at a small kampong of wooden houses.
- A chicken wandered across the kampong square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAMPONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAMPONG
1 longer words begin with KAMPONG.
Shorter words from the letters in KAMPONG
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Common questions about KAMPONG
- Is KAMPONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAMPONG, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAMPONG worth?
- KAMPONG is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAMPONG mean?
- A village or small settlement in Malaysia or Indonesia, traditionally built of wood on stilts.
- What letters can be added to KAMPONG?
- KAMPONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KAMPONG:
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