KINDY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. KINDY 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 KINDY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINDY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINDY
No single letter turns KINDY into another word.
How KINDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KINDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does KINDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralianNew Zealand
A clipped, everyday name Australians and New Zealanders use for the pre-school year before formal schooling begins.
Kindy is a clipped, everyday shortening built the same way that arvo shortens afternoon, and it names the year of early learning a child does before starting primary school. Parents talk about kindy drop-off and kindy pick-up rather than reaching for the longer term, and a child is simply said to start kindy. Two related short forms, kinder and kindie, cover the same ground and vary mainly by region and family habit.
How KINDY is used
Informal; everyday speech in Australia and New Zealand rather than official documents.
- She drops the twins at kindy on her way to work.
- He starts kindy next year, a full year before school.
- The kindy teacher sent home a note about the excursion.
- Kindy pick-up is the busiest part of her afternoon.
- Their daughter cried on her first day of kindy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KINDY
The 5 tiles of KINDY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in KINDY
Common questions about KINDY
- Is KINDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINDY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINDY worth?
- KINDY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINDY mean?
- A clipped, everyday name Australians and New Zealanders use for the pre-school year before formal schooling begins.
- What letters can be added to KINDY?
- No single letter can be added to KINDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KINDY:
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