KAPA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KAPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAPA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAPA is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAPA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kapasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KAPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cloth made from beaten bark in Hawaii.
Kapa is beaten from the inner bark of a shrub and coloured with plant dyes, and no thread is used at any stage of it. The craft nearly disappeared and was revived deliberately in the twentieth century.
How KAPA is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Kapa is beaten and never woven.
- The word kapa is Hawaiian for beaten bark cloth.
- No thread is used in kapa at any stage.
- The making of kapa was revived deliberately.
- A piece of kapa is dyed with plant colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAPA
1 longer words begin with KAPA.
Words with KAPA inside
6 words contain KAPA in the middle. Words that start with KAPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KAPA
Common questions about KAPA
- Is KAPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAPA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAPA worth?
- KAPA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAPA mean?
- Cloth made from beaten bark in Hawaii.
- What letters can be added to KAPA?
- KAPA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAPA:
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