KHAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. KHAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KHAPH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHAPH is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khaphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHAPH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KHAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,183 thousand.
What does KHAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, more often spelled kaph, representing a k sound or, in another position, a soft ch sound.
Khaph names one of the twenty-two consonant letters used to write Hebrew, positioned between yodh and lamedh. Its shape gave rise to the Greek letter kappa and ultimately to the Latin letter K.
How KHAPH is used
Mainly found in transliteration and discussions of the Hebrew alphabet; kaph is the more common spelling.
- The scribe traced the letter khaph carefully onto the parchment.
- Khaph appears eleventh in the traditional order of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Students learning Hebrew practise writing khaph before moving to the next letter.
- The manuscript used an older form of khaph than modern print.
- He explained how khaph became the ancestor of the Latin K.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHAPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KHAPH
1 longer words begin with KHAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in KHAPH
Common questions about KHAPH
- Is KHAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHAPH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHAPH worth?
- KHAPH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHAPH mean?
- The eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, more often spelled kaph, representing a k sound or, in another position, a soft ch sound.
- What letters can be added to KHAPH?
- KHAPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KHAPH:
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