KHOUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. KHOUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KHOUM?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful KHOUM is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHOUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khoumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHOUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KHOUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does KHOUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to one fifth of an ouguiya.
The khoum was once used as everyday currency in Mauritania alongside the larger ouguiya, much as a cent relates to a dollar. Because of its very small value, the khoum eventually stopped being minted and disappeared from daily transactions. The word still appears in reference works listing the monetary units of the world.
How KHOUM is used
Found mainly in currency tables and reference works about Mauritania rather than everyday text.
- The old coin catalog listed the khoum among obsolete African currencies.
- Five khoum once equaled a single ouguiya in Mauritania.
- The museum case displayed a worn khoum coin from decades ago.
- Few people today have ever handled an actual khoum.
- The reference book explained that the khoum was rarely used after inflation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHOUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KHOUM
The 5 tiles of KHOUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KHOUM
1 longer words begin with KHOUM.
Shorter words from the letters in KHOUM
Common questions about KHOUM
- Is KHOUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHOUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHOUM worth?
- KHOUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHOUM mean?
- A small monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to one fifth of an ouguiya.
- What letters can be added to KHOUM?
- KHOUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KHOUM:
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