KINGCUP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KINGCUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINGCUP?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINGCUP is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINGCUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kingcupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINGCUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KINGCUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does KINGCUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A yellow-flowered plant of wet meadows and marshes, especially the marsh marigold.
The kingcup blooms in early spring, when its glossy golden flowers brighten ditches and stream banks that are still bare. Its blooms look like large buttercups, which is where the second half of the name seems to come from.
How KINGCUP is used
In British country writing kingcup is a folk name for the marsh marigold.
- A thick patch of kingcup grew beside the stream.
- Children picked kingcup from the wet meadow.
- The kingcup flowers shone like gold in the damp grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINGCUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KINGCUP
The 7 tiles of KINGCUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KINGCUP
1 longer words begin with KINGCUP.
Shorter words from the letters in KINGCUP
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Common questions about KINGCUP
- Is KINGCUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINGCUP, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINGCUP worth?
- KINGCUP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINGCUP mean?
- A yellow-flowered plant of wet meadows and marshes, especially the marsh marigold.
- What letters can be added to KINGCUP?
- KINGCUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KINGCUP:
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