KAWA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAWA 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAWA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAWA is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAWA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAWA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KAWA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Maori protocol governing a formal occasion.
Kawa sets who speaks, in what order and where people stand, and it differs from tribe to tribe. New Zealand English uses it for the rules of any formal event, and it is not the same word as the drink it resembles.
How KAWA is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- The kawa of one tribe is not the kawa of the next.
- The word kawa is Maori for protocol.
- A visitor asks about the kawa before arriving.
- Kawa sets the order of speakers and the place of each.
- Kawa and the drink with a similar name are separate words.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAWA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAWA
The 4 tiles of KAWA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAWA
9 longer words begin with KAWA.
Words ending in KAWA
1 words end in KAWA. Useful as a back hook: play KAWA onto a word already on the board.
Words with KAWA inside
17 words contain KAWA in the middle. Words that start with KAWA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KAWA
Common questions about KAWA
- Is KAWA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAWA is not in it.
- How many points is KAWA worth?
- KAWA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAWA mean?
- Maori protocol governing a formal occasion.
- What letters can be added to KAWA?
- KAWA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAWA:
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