KAOLIANG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KAOLIANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAOLIANG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAOLIANG is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAOLIANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaoliangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAOLIANG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KAOLIANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KAOLIANG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KAOLIANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall variety of sorghum grown in northern China, used for grain, fodder and making strong liquor.
Fields of kaoliang cover much of the northern plains, and its grain also gives the name to a famous clear spirit. Farmers value the stalks too, for fuel and thatch.
How KAOLIANG is used
Kaoliang is used in writing about East Asian farming and food.
- Fields of kaoliang stretched to the horizon.
- The farmer sold his kaoliang at the autumn market.
- A glass of kaoliang was passed around the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAOLIANG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAOLIANG
1 longer words begin with KAOLIANG.
Shorter words from the letters in KAOLIANG
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Common questions about KAOLIANG
- Is KAOLIANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAOLIANG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAOLIANG worth?
- KAOLIANG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAOLIANG mean?
- A tall variety of sorghum grown in northern China, used for grain, fodder and making strong liquor.
- What letters can be added to KAOLIANG?
- KAOLIANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KAOLIANG:
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