KATI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. KATI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KATI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KATI is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KATI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
katisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KATI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KATI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,068.
What stands out about KATI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 KATI mean in Scrabble?
noun
regionalhistorical
A traditional Asian unit of weight, also spelled catty, used across parts of East and Southeast Asia.
A kati measures roughly six hundred grams and has long been used in markets across China, Malaysia, and Singapore for weighing goods such as rice, fruit, and fish. Traders still quote prices by the kati in some local markets today.
How KATI is used
A regional trade term still used in some Asian markets.
- The vendor weighed the fish by the kati.
- A kati of rice cost less at the morning market.
- Recipes from the region often measure sugar by the kati.
- The old scale was calibrated to weigh in kati.
- He bought two kati of dried noodles for the week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KATI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KATI
The 4 tiles of KATI in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with KATI
5 longer words begin with KATI.
Words ending in KATI
1 words end in KATI. Useful as a back hook: play KATI onto a word already on the board.
Words with KATI inside
24 words contain KATI in the middle. Words that start with KATI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KATI
Common questions about KATI
- Is KATI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KATI is not in it.
- How many points is KATI worth?
- KATI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KATI mean?
- A traditional Asian unit of weight, also spelled catty, used across parts of East and Southeast Asia.
- What letters can be added to KATI?
- KATI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KATI:
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