KIKOI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. KIKOI 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept KIKOI?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIKOI is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIKOI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kikoisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIKOI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KIKOI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KIKOI needs 1 blank tile.
What does KIKOI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A length of striped cotton cloth worn wrapped around the waist in East Africa.
A kikoi is woven with bold stripes and finished with a fringed or knotted edge, and it is worn by men and women alike along the Kenyan and Tanzanian coast. It differs from the printed kanga chiefly in weight and weave, being thicker and more often plain-striped than patterned with text or pictures. Beyond clothing, a kikoi does duty as a towel, a baby sling, or a cover on a hot afternoon, which is part of why it stayed in everyday use.
How KIKOI is used
Countable: a kikoi, two kikois. Chiefly East African.
- He tied a kikoi around his waist before wading into the surf.
- The market stall sold kikoi in a dozen colours.
- A kikoi doubles as a towel on the beach.
- She wrapped the baby in a spare kikoi.
- The striped kikoi is woven, not printed, unlike the kanga beside it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIKOI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KIKOI
1 longer words begin with KIKOI.
Shorter words from the letters in KIKOI
Common questions about KIKOI
- Is KIKOI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIKOI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIKOI worth?
- KIKOI is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIKOI mean?
- A length of striped cotton cloth worn wrapped around the waist in East Africa.
- What letters can be added to KIKOI?
- KIKOI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KIKOI:
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