KINNIKINICK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points

It depends on the list you play by. KINNIKINICK 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept KINNIKINICK?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KINNIKINICK is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KINNIKINICK

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KINNIKINICK scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in KINNIKINICK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KINNIKINICK needs 2 blank tiles.

What stands out about KINNIKINICK

• KINNIKINICK uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
• The letter I appears four times in KINNIKINICK.
• KINNIKINICK begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with KINNIKINICK

1 longer words begin with KINNIKINICK.

Shorter words from the letters in KINNIKINICK

Common questions about KINNIKINICK

Is KINNIKINICK valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KINNIKINICK is not in it.

How many points is KINNIKINICK worth?

KINNIKINICK is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KINNIKINICK?

KINNIKINICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.