KIKUYU is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. KIKUYU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIKUYU?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIKUYU is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIKUYU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kikuyusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIKUYU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KIKUYU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KIKUYU needs 1 blank tile.
What does KIKUYU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of the largest ethnic group of Kenya, or the Bantu language they speak; also a creeping African grass.
The people live mainly in the highlands around Mount Kenya. Separately, kikuyu grass is a hardy lawn and pasture plant widely grown in warm countries.
How KIKUYU is used
Names a people, a language and a grass.
- She speaks Kikuyu at home.
- The lawn was planted with kikuyu.
- Kikuyu farmers grow tea and coffee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIKUYU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KIKUYU
1 longer words begin with KIKUYU.
Shorter words from the letters in KIKUYU
Common questions about KIKUYU
- Is KIKUYU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIKUYU, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIKUYU worth?
- KIKUYU is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIKUYU mean?
- A member of the largest ethnic group of Kenya, or the Bantu language they speak; also a creeping African grass.
- What letters can be added to KIKUYU?
- KIKUYU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KIKUYU:
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