KOJI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KOJI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOJI?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOJI is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOJI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kojisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOJI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KOJI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KOJI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mould used to ferment rice and soya beans.
Koji is what makes miso, sake and soy sauce possible: it breaks starch down into sugar so that yeast has something to work on. Japan named it the national fungus in 2006, which few countries have thought to do for anything.
How KOJI is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Koji turns starch into sugar before the yeast starts.
- The word koji came into English from Japanese.
- Miso, sake and soy sauce all begin with koji.
- Japan named koji its national fungus in 2006.
- Two kinds of koji for two different products.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOJI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOJI
1 longer words begin with KOJI.
Shorter words from the letters in KOJI
Common questions about KOJI
- Is KOJI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOJI, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOJI worth?
- KOJI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOJI mean?
- A mould used to ferment rice and soya beans.
- What letters can be added to KOJI?
- KOJI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KOJI:
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