KARST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KARST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KARST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KARST is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KARST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
karstsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KARST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KARST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about KARST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 KARST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A landscape formed on limestone or similar soluble rock, shaped by dissolution into features such as sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage.
Karst forms where slightly acidic rainwater slowly dissolves limestone or similar rock over long periods, carving out underground channels, caverns, and sudden surface collapses called sinkholes. Because so much of the water disappears underground rather than flowing in visible rivers, karst regions often look dry on the surface while hiding extensive cave systems below. The word comes from a limestone plateau region on the border of Slovenia and Italy, where the geology was first studied in detail and gave its name to the whole landform type worldwide. Geologists and hydrologists use karst constantly, since such terrain behaves very differently from ordinary rock when it comes to water supply, pollution risk, and construction.
How KARST is used
A technical geology term; used worldwide for this landform type regardless of location.
- The region is riddled with caves typical of karst terrain.
- Engineers were cautious about building on unstable karst ground.
- A sudden sinkhole opened, a common hazard in karst landscapes.
- The river vanished underground, a classic sign of karst drainage.
- Scientists mapped the cave system beneath the karst plateau.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KARST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KARST
The 5 tiles of KARST in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with KARST
8 longer words begin with KARST.
Shorter words from the letters in KARST
Common questions about KARST
- Is KARST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KARST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KARST worth?
- KARST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KARST mean?
- A landscape formed on limestone or similar soluble rock, shaped by dissolution into features such as sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage.
- What letters can be added to KARST?
- KARST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KARST:
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