KIND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KIND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIND?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIND is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does KIND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of things with common characteristics.
Kind as a group and kind as a way of behaving are one word: the older sense is about nature and birth, and to be kind meant to act as your nature required. The split is medieval.
How KIND is used
Countable. Also an adjective.
- A kind of silence that meant something had gone wrong.
- The word kind once meant nature or birth.
- Two kinds of flour and neither of them right.
- She spoke kindly and settled the matter.
- Being kind meant acting according to your kind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIND
The 4 tiles of KIND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIND
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with KIND.
Words ending in KIND
8 words end in KIND. Useful as a back hook: play KIND onto a word already on the board.
Words with KIND inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain KIND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KIND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KIND
Common questions about KIND
- Is KIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIND, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIND worth?
- KIND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIND mean?
- A group of things with common characteristics.
- What letters can be added to KIND?
- KIND takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KIND:
Open KIND in the Word Finder