KAVAKAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. KAVAKAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAVAKAVA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAVAKAVA is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAVAKAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kavakavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAVAKAVA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KAVAKAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KAVAKAVA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about KAVAKAVA
- The letter A appears four times in KAVAKAVA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KAVAKAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Pacific shrub of the pepper family whose roots are used to make a mildly intoxicating drink.
The doubled name is the form used in several Polynesian languages. The kavakava drink is served at ceremonies and social gatherings in the islands.
How KAVAKAVA is used
Used for the plant or the drink made from it, usually in writing about the Pacific islands.
- They shared a bowl of kavakava at the ceremony.
- The kavakava plant grows well in shaded valleys.
- Roots of the kavakava were pounded and strained.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAVAKAVA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAVAKAVA
1 longer words begin with KAVAKAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in KAVAKAVA
Common questions about KAVAKAVA
- Is KAVAKAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAVAKAVA, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAVAKAVA worth?
- KAVAKAVA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAVAKAVA mean?
- A Pacific shrub of the pepper family whose roots are used to make a mildly intoxicating drink.
- What letters can be added to KAVAKAVA?
- KAVAKAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KAVAKAVA:
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