KARMA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KARMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KARMA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KARMA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KARMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
karmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KARMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KARMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about KARMA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KARMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Hindu and Buddhist belief, the total effect of a person's actions that determines their fate in this life and future rebirths.
Karma treats every act, word and intention as having a consequence that eventually returns to the one who caused it, whether for good or ill. Outside religious contexts, English speakers use karma loosely to mean an informal sense of cosmic fairness, as when good or bad luck seems to follow someone's past behavior.
How KARMA is used
Widely used both in religious discussion and, more loosely, in everyday speech about deserved fortune or misfortune.
- The monk taught that karma shapes every future rebirth.
- She joked that losing her wallet was just bad karma.
- His generosity, she said, would come back to him as good karma.
- The lecture explained karma as a law of cause and effect.
- They believed the accident was simply karma catching up with him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KARMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KARMA
The 5 tiles of KARMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KARMA
1 longer words begin with KARMA.
Shorter words from the letters in KARMA
Common questions about KARMA
- Is KARMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KARMA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KARMA worth?
- KARMA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KARMA mean?
- In Hindu and Buddhist belief, the total effect of a person's actions that determines their fate in this life and future rebirths.
- What letters can be added to KARMA?
- KARMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KARMA:
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