KAY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAY is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What does KAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The name of the letter K.
Kay is what you say when spelling aloud, and it is the only way to write that sound down at all. English keeps separate spellings for the names of several letters — kay, cee, dee, aitch — and every one of them looks strange until the moment it is needed.
How KAY is used
Countable: a kay, two kays. Chiefly when spelling aloud.
- She spelled it out and stumbled over the kay.
- Two kays in one surname is unusual in English.
- The kay is silent in that word and always has been.
- He wrote a kay where the form asked for a name.
- A kay and a cee sound alike over a bad line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAY
The 3 tiles of KAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAY
17 longer words begin with KAY.
Words ending in KAY
4 words end in KAY. Useful as a back hook: play KAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with KAY inside
8 words contain KAY in the middle. Words that start with KAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KAY
Common questions about KAY
- Is KAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAY worth?
- KAY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAY mean?
- The name of the letter K.
- What letters can be added to KAY?
- KAY takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KAY:
Open KAY in the Word Finder