KANG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. KANG is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KANG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KANG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KANG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KANG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,205.
What does KANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heated brick platform used for sleeping.
A kang is built into the wall of a northern Chinese house and warmed by the flue from the cooking fire. The whole household sleeps on it, which is why travellers describe it in such detail.
How KANG is used
Countable: a kang, two kangs.
- A kang takes the flue from the kitchen fire.
- The word kang is Chinese.
- Two kangs in one house meant a large family.
- The whole household sleeps on the kang in winter.
- A kang is brick and never wood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KANG
The 4 tiles of KANG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KANG
9 longer words begin with KANG.
Words with KANG inside
4 words contain KANG in the middle. Words that start with KANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KANG
Common questions about KANG
- Is KANG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KANG is not in it.
- How many points is KANG worth?
- KANG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KANG mean?
- A heated brick platform used for sleeping.
- What letters can be added to KANG?
- KANG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KANG:
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