KAPU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KAPU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAPU?
| 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 KAPU is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAPU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAPU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAPU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KAPU mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A system of sacred prohibitions in Hawaii.
Kapu governed who could eat what and where, and it was abolished by the ruling family itself in 1819 rather than by anybody from outside. The word is the Hawaiian form of the one that gave English taboo.
How KAPU is used
Uncountable and countable. Historical.
- The kapu was ended by the ruling family in 1819.
- The word kapu and the word taboo are the same one.
- A kapu governed eating more strictly than anything else.
- Breaking a kapu carried a penalty that was not symbolic.
- Nobody from outside abolished the kapu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAPU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAPU
The 4 tiles of KAPU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAPU
5 longer words begin with KAPU.
Shorter words from the letters in KAPU
Common questions about KAPU
- Is KAPU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAPU, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAPU worth?
- KAPU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAPU mean?
- A system of sacred prohibitions in Hawaii.
- What letters can be added to KAPU?
- KAPU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAPU:
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