KHI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KHI?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHI is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What does KHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet, in the less common English spelling that keeps the k instead of ch.
Khi is one of two English spellings for the same letter, the other being chi, and neither of them catches the sound: it is not the ch of church nor the k of kite but something between the two. English words built on it keep the ch and lose the sound entirely.
How KHI is used
Countable: a khi, two khis. Also written chi.
- The word begins with a khi and is spelled with ch in English.
- A khi is not pronounced the way an English reader expects.
- Two khis in the same word is rare even in Greek.
- He wrote khi and the printer set chi.
- The letter khi gives English the ch of chorus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KHI
15 longer words begin with KHI.
Words ending in KHI
2 words end in KHI. Useful as a back hook: play KHI onto a word already on the board.
Words with KHI inside
5 words contain KHI in the middle. Words that start with KHI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KHI
Common questions about KHI
- Is KHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHI worth?
- KHI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHI mean?
- The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet, in the less common English spelling that keeps the k instead of ch.
- What letters can be added to KHI?
- KHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KHI:
Open KHI in the Word Finder