Is KERMES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KERMES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KERMES worth?

KERMES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KERMES?

KERMES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

KERMES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. KERMES 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.

k5e1r1m3e1s1

PlayableKERMES · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 376,279odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept KERMES?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful KERMES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KERMES

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

kermess13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KERMES scores

Scrabble k5e1r1m3e1s1 12

Words with Friends k5e1r1m4e1s1 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in KERMES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
k	1	1
e	2	12
r	1	6
m	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.

Words starting with KERMES

kermess13 kermeses14 kermesse14 kermesite15 kermesses15 kermesites16

6 longer words begin with KERMES.

Shorter words from the letters in KERMES

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Common questions about KERMES

Is KERMES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts KERMES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is KERMES worth?: KERMES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to KERMES?: KERMES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KERMES:

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