KAPUT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KAPUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAPUT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAPUT is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAPUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaputtChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How KAPUT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KAPUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does KAPUT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Broken, ruined or no longer working; finished for good.
Kaput entered English from German and spread through casual speech for anything that has stopped functioning, from a stalled car engine to a failed plan. It is used only as a predicate, describing something as being kaput rather than as a kaput thing placed before the noun.
How KAPUT is used
Informal predicate adjective; always follows a linking verb such as be or go, never placed directly before a noun.
- The washing machine finally went kaput last night.
- His old laptop has been kaput for months.
- Once the engine overheated, the whole trip was kaput.
- Their partnership went kaput after the argument.
- The printer is kaput again and needs replacing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAPUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAPUT
The 5 tiles of KAPUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAPUT
1 longer words begin with KAPUT.
Shorter words from the letters in KAPUT
Common questions about KAPUT
- Is KAPUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAPUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAPUT worth?
- KAPUT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAPUT mean?
- Broken, ruined or no longer working; finished for good.
- What letters can be added to KAPUT?
- KAPUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KAPUT:
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