KIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. KIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIN?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIN is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does KIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Family and relatives, taken together.
Kin is a collective and takes a plural verb: your kin are, never your kin is. It survives in next of kin, in kith and kin, and inside kinship, and outside those three it sounds either legal or archaic depending on the sentence around it.
How KIN is used
Plural in sense. Common in next of kin.
- The form asks for the next of kin and a telephone number.
- His kin are scattered across three countries.
- Kith and kin once meant neighbours and family.
- The word kin takes a plural verb.
- She has no kin left on that side at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIN
The 3 tiles of KIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIN
Showing 24 of 223 words that begin with KIN.
Words ending in KIN
Showing 24 of 137 words that end in KIN. Useful as a back hook: play KIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with KIN inside
Showing 24 of 1931 words that contain KIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KIN
Common questions about KIN
- Is KIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIN worth?
- KIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIN mean?
- Family and relatives, taken together.
- What letters can be added to KIN?
- KIN takes 9 hooks: 2 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KIN:
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