KENAF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KENAF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KENAF?
| 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 KENAF 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 KENAF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kenafsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KENAF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KENAF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does KENAF mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A fast-growing fibrous plant related to cotton and hibiscus, cultivated for the strong fibre in its stalk, used in rope, paper and textiles.
Kenaf is an annual crop that can grow several metres tall within a single season, yielding a long bast fibre from its outer stalk that has been used for centuries to make cordage, sacking and coarse cloth. In recent decades kenaf has attracted interest as a substitute for wood pulp in paper making, since it produces far more fibre per hectare per year than a comparable stand of trees. Its inner woody core is also processed separately into particleboard and animal bedding.
How KENAF is used
Technical and agricultural; met in discussions of fibre crops, sustainable paper making and rope manufacture.
- Farmers in the region grow kenaf as an alternative cash crop.
- The paper mill blended kenaf fibre with recycled wood pulp.
- Ropes woven from kenaf were once common in coastal trade.
- Researchers studied kenaf as a faster-growing source of paper fibre than pine.
- The core of the kenaf stalk was pressed into lightweight board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KENAF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KENAF
1 longer words begin with KENAF.
Shorter words from the letters in KENAF
Common questions about KENAF
- Is KENAF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KENAF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KENAF worth?
- KENAF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KENAF mean?
- A fast-growing fibrous plant related to cotton and hibiscus, cultivated for the strong fibre in its stalk, used in rope, paper and textiles.
- What letters can be added to KENAF?
- KENAF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KENAF:
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