KOKANEE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KOKANEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOKANEE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOKANEE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOKANEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kokaneesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOKANEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KOKANEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KOKANEE needs 1 blank tile.
What does KOKANEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small kind of sockeye salmon that lives its whole life in fresh water in lakes of western North America.
Unlike its sea-going relatives, the kokanee never travels to the ocean and stays much smaller. Anglers prize it as a sporting and eating fish in mountain lakes.
How KOKANEE is used
Kokanee is used in fishing and wildlife writing about the lakes of western North America.
- We caught a kokanee on the lake before breakfast.
- The kokanee turn bright red when they gather to spawn.
- A kokanee seldom grows longer than a forearm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOKANEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOKANEE
1 longer words begin with KOKANEE.
Shorter words from the letters in KOKANEE
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Common questions about KOKANEE
- Is KOKANEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOKANEE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOKANEE worth?
- KOKANEE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOKANEE mean?
- A small kind of sockeye salmon that lives its whole life in fresh water in lakes of western North America.
- What letters can be added to KOKANEE?
- KOKANEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KOKANEE:
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