KIANG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KIANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIANG?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIANG is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kiangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIANG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KIANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,638.
What stands out about KIANG
- The same 5 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 KIANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large wild ass native to the high plateaus of Tibet and the surrounding Himalayan region, the largest of the Asian wild asses.
The kiang lives in herds on the open grasslands and steppes of the Tibetan plateau, at altitudes where few other large mammals can survive comfortably. It is reddish-brown in summer and paler in winter, with a dark stripe running down its back, and its long legs let it run at considerable speed across open ground. Unlike the domestic donkey, the kiang has never been tamed for work and remains a fully wild animal, protected in parts of its range because of past hunting pressure.
How KIANG is used
Zoological term for a specific wild equine species; not to be confused with the related but smaller onager.
- A herd of kiang grazed on the high plateau grassland.
- The kiang can gallop across the steppe faster than most predators can follow.
- Conservationists tracked the kiang population using satellite collars.
- Unlike horses, the kiang has never been domesticated by humans.
- Travelers spotted a lone kiang standing near the mountain pass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIANG
The 5 tiles of KIANG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KIANG
1 longer words begin with KIANG.
Shorter words from the letters in KIANG
Common questions about KIANG
- Is KIANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIANG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIANG worth?
- KIANG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIANG mean?
- A large wild ass native to the high plateaus of Tibet and the surrounding Himalayan region, the largest of the Asian wild asses.
- What letters can be added to KIANG?
- KIANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KIANG:
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