KO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. KO 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KO is to know. It scores 6 from 2 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KO scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in KO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 619.
What stands out about KO
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a K, and KO is one of them.
- KO is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wooden digging stick used by Maori for working the ground.
How KO is used
- The ko was worked into the soil with one foot.
- Each ko was cut from a single length of hardwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KO and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KO
The 2 tiles of KO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KO
Showing 24 of 301 words that begin with KO.
Words ending in KO
Showing 24 of 49 words that end in KO. Useful as a back hook: play KO onto a word already on the board.
Words with KO inside
Showing 24 of 501 words that contain KO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about KO
- Is KO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KO is not in it.
- How many points is KO worth?
- KO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KO mean?
- A wooden digging stick used by Maori for working the ground.
- What letters can be added to KO?
- KO takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of KO:
Open KO in the Word Finder