KHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KHAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHAN is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about KHAN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A title of a ruler in central Asia.
Khan was a Turkic and Mongol title that spread from the Pacific to the Danube, and it is one of very few words English took from that world directly. A separate khan is an inn on a caravan route.
How KHAN is used
Countable: a khan, two khans.
- A khan ruled a territory and answered to a greater khan.
- The word khan spread from the Pacific to the Danube.
- A khan on a caravan route is an inn and a separate word.
- Two khans disputing the same succession.
- English took khan from central Asia directly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KHAN
The 4 tiles of KHAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KHAN
15 longer words begin with KHAN.
Words ending in KHAN
3 words end in KHAN. Useful as a back hook: play KHAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with KHAN inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain KHAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KHAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KHAN
Common questions about KHAN
- Is KHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHAN worth?
- KHAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHAN mean?
- A title of a ruler in central Asia.
- What letters can be added to KHAN?
- KHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KHAN:
Open KHAN in the Word Finder