KINSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KINSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINSHIP?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINSHIP is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINSHIP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KINSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does KINSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, or a feeling of close connection with someone.
Anthropologists study kinship as the system by which a society decides who counts as family and what each relative owes the others. In everyday talk the word stretches to emotional closeness, such as feeling kinship with a stranger who shares your views.
How KINSHIP is used
Kinship appears in both scholarly writing on family structure and personal remarks about shared feeling.
- The tribe traces kinship through the mother's side.
- She felt an instant kinship with the other travellers.
- Ties of kinship decided who inherited the land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KINSHIP
The 7 tiles of KINSHIP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KINSHIP
1 longer words begin with KINSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in KINSHIP
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Common questions about KINSHIP
- Is KINSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINSHIP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINSHIP worth?
- KINSHIP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINSHIP mean?
- A relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, or a feeling of close connection with someone.
- What letters can be added to KINSHIP?
- KINSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KINSHIP:
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