KINKAJOU is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. KINKAJOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINKAJOU?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINKAJOU is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINKAJOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinkajousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINKAJOU scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KINKAJOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KINKAJOU needs 1 blank tile.
What does KINKAJOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal of Central and South America with a prehensile tail and a long tongue.
The kinkajou is related to raccoons and feeds mostly on fruit and nectar. Its golden fur and grasping tail make the kinkajou easy to recognise by torchlight in the rainforest.
How KINKAJOU is used
Kinkajou appears in wildlife guides and zoo descriptions.
- The kinkajou hung from a branch by its tail.
- A kinkajou licked nectar from the flower.
- The zoo keeps a kinkajou in the night house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINKAJOU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINKAJOU
1 longer words begin with KINKAJOU.
Shorter words from the letters in KINKAJOU
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Common questions about KINKAJOU
- Is KINKAJOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINKAJOU, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINKAJOU worth?
- KINKAJOU is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINKAJOU mean?
- A nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal of Central and South America with a prehensile tail and a long tongue.
- What letters can be added to KINKAJOU?
- KINKAJOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KINKAJOU:
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