KHOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. KHOR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept KHOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHOR is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KHOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does KHOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dry watercourse in North Africa.
A khor carries water only after rain and is otherwise a road, a boundary or a camp site. The word is Arabic and turns up in English writing about Sudan more than anywhere else.
How KHOR is used
Countable: a khor, two khors.
- A khor is a road for most of the year and a river for a week.
- The word khor is Arabic and reached English through Sudan.
- Camping in a khor is a mistake made once.
- Two khors meeting makes a natural boundary.
- A khor fills within minutes of rain far upstream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KHOR
The 4 tiles of KHOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KHOR
1 longer words begin with KHOR.
Words ending in KHOR
2 words end in KHOR. Useful as a back hook: play KHOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with KHOR inside
19 words contain KHOR in the middle. Words that start with KHOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KHOR
Common questions about KHOR
- Is KHOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHOR worth?
- KHOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHOR mean?
- A dry watercourse in North Africa.
- What letters can be added to KHOR?
- KHOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KHOR:
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