KIWI is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KIWI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIWI?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIWI is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIWI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kiwisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIWI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KIWI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KIWI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand's flightless national bird, whose name was later borrowed for an export fruit and for the country's own people.
Kiwi names the bird, the fruit and a New Zealander, and only the first is original. The fruit was renamed in the 1950s for export, because its old name mentioned a country that was hard to sell to at the time.
How KIWI is used
Countable: a kiwi, two kiwis.
- A kiwi lays an egg a quarter of its own weight.
- The word kiwi is Maori and named the bird first.
- The fruit called kiwi was renamed for export in the 1950s.
- A New Zealander is a kiwi and takes no offence.
- Two kiwis in the same territory will not tolerate each other.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIWI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIWI
The 4 tiles of KIWI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIWI
4 longer words begin with KIWI.
Shorter words from the letters in KIWI
Common questions about KIWI
- Is KIWI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIWI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIWI worth?
- KIWI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIWI mean?
- New Zealand's flightless national bird, whose name was later borrowed for an export fruit and for the country's own people.
- What letters can be added to KIWI?
- KIWI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KIWI:
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