KAMSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KAMSIN 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 KAMSIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAMSIN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAMSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kamsinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAMSIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KAMSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does KAMSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hot, dry, dusty wind that blows from the desert across Egypt in spring.
The kamsin arrives from the south or southeast, typically between March and May, carrying heat and fine sand that can turn the sky yellow. It is one of the best-known desert winds of North Africa and the Middle East, related to the sirocco of the Mediterranean. The name comes from an Arabic word meaning fifty, because the wind was said to blow for about fifty days.
How KAMSIN is used
Regional and rare; more often seen as khamsin, and also written kamseen.
- The kamsin blew in and covered the rooftops with dust.
- Travellers waited out the kamsin inside the thick walls.
- A spring kamsin pushed the temperature past forty degrees.
- The old guide described the kamsin as a wall of hot sand.
- Clouds of grit rose when the kamsin swept the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAMSIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAMSIN
1 longer words begin with KAMSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in KAMSIN
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Common questions about KAMSIN
- Is KAMSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAMSIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAMSIN worth?
- KAMSIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAMSIN mean?
- A hot, dry, dusty wind that blows from the desert across Egypt in spring.
- What letters can be added to KAMSIN?
- KAMSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KAMSIN:
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