KEFIR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEFIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEFIR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEFIR is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEFIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kefirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEFIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KEFIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does KEFIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fermented milk drink made with kefir grains, a culture of bacteria and yeast, giving it a mildly sour taste and slight fizz.
Kefir originated in the Caucasus mountains, where fresh milk was traditionally fermented in skin bags using kefir grains, small clumps of bacteria and yeast bound together in a protein and sugar matrix. Unlike plain yogurt, kefir owes its light effervescence to the yeast in the culture, which produces a small amount of carbon dioxide alongside the lactic acid. The same grains can be reused indefinitely to ferment fresh batches of milk, and kefir is now sold widely as a probiotic drink.
How KEFIR is used
Common in everyday speech about food and health, especially wherever probiotic drinks are discussed.
- She drank a glass of kefir every morning for breakfast.
- The recipe used kefir instead of buttermilk in the pancake batter.
- He keeps a jar of kefir grains to make his own kefir at home.
- The shop stocked plain and fruit-flavoured kefir side by side with yogurt.
- Kefir tastes tangier and slightly fizzier than ordinary yogurt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEFIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEFIR
1 longer words begin with KEFIR.
Shorter words from the letters in KEFIR
Common questions about KEFIR
- Is KEFIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEFIR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEFIR worth?
- KEFIR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEFIR mean?
- A fermented milk drink made with kefir grains, a culture of bacteria and yeast, giving it a mildly sour taste and slight fizz.
- What letters can be added to KEFIR?
- KEFIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KEFIR:
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