KANBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KANBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KANBAN?
| 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 KANBAN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KANBAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kanbansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KANBAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KANBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.
What does KANBAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese method of managing work in which cards signal when more parts or tasks are needed.
Kanban began in Japanese car factories, where a card sent back along the production line told the previous stage to make just enough to replace what had been used. The idea cut waste and storage costs, and it later spread to software teams and offices, where tasks are shown as cards on a board that move from one column to the next. The word itself is Japanese for a signboard or card.
How KANBAN is used
Business and project-management term; refers to the system, the board, or an individual card.
- The factory ran on a kanban that kept stock low.
- Our team tracks every task on a kanban board.
- A red kanban card meant the bin needed refilling.
- She learned how kanban reduces waiting between stages.
- The software group moved from long plans to a simple kanban.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KANBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KANBAN
1 longer words begin with KANBAN.
Shorter words from the letters in KANBAN
Common questions about KANBAN
- Is KANBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KANBAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KANBAN worth?
- KANBAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KANBAN mean?
- A Japanese method of managing work in which cards signal when more parts or tasks are needed.
- What letters can be added to KANBAN?
- KANBAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KANBAN:
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