KATANA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KATANA 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 KATANA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KATANA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KATANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
katanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KATANA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KATANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 394,197.
What does KATANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, curved, single-edged sword of the kind carried by Japanese samurai.
The katana is worn with the cutting edge turned upward and is made by folding and hammering steel to give a hard edge and a springy spine. In Japan it has long been treated as a symbol of the warrior class, and surviving blades are prized as works of art. The name is Japanese and is usually written in English exactly as it is spoken.
How KATANA is used
Used mostly in writing about Japanese history, martial arts and collecting, and in fantasy fiction.
- The museum keeps a katana that was forged more than four centuries ago.
- He studied how to draw the katana in a single smooth motion.
- A polished katana hung in a case above the fireplace.
- In the film the hero fights with a katana rather than a gun.
- She learned that a real katana is never left unwiped after use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KATANA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KATANA
1 longer words begin with KATANA.
Shorter words from the letters in KATANA
Common questions about KATANA
- Is KATANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KATANA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KATANA worth?
- KATANA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KATANA mean?
- A long, curved, single-edged sword of the kind carried by Japanese samurai.
- What letters can be added to KATANA?
- KATANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KATANA:
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