KANJI is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KANJI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KANJI?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KANJI is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KANJI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kanjisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KANJI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KANJI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,913.
What does KANJI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system of Chinese-derived characters used together with two other scripts to write the Japanese language.
Kanji are logographic characters that Japan adopted from Chinese writing many centuries ago and adapted to represent Japanese words and word roots. Each character can carry its own meaning and may be pronounced differently depending on the word it appears in. Japanese writing normally combines kanji with two other scripts, hiragana and katakana, each serving a different grammatical purpose. Students of Japanese often spend years learning the several thousand kanji needed for everyday reading.
How KANJI is used
Used in discussions of Japanese language and writing, both in academic study and everyday reference to Japanese texts.
- The student practised writing the same kanji dozens of times.
- Newspapers in Japan use thousands of different kanji.
- Her name can be written in kanji or in simple hiragana.
- Learning kanji is considered one of the hardest parts of studying Japanese.
- The sign combined kanji with a small English translation underneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KANJI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KANJI
1 longer words begin with KANJI.
Shorter words from the letters in KANJI
Common questions about KANJI
- Is KANJI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KANJI, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KANJI worth?
- KANJI is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KANJI mean?
- A system of Chinese-derived characters used together with two other scripts to write the Japanese language.
- What letters can be added to KANJI?
- KANJI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KANJI:
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