KOKRA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. KOKRA 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KOKRA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOKRA is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOKRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kokrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOKRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KOKRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KOKRA needs 1 blank tile.
What does KOKRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A dense, close-grained wood traditionally used to make the body of certain flutes.
Instrument makers prize kokra for its tight grain and hardness, qualities that let a flute hold its tone and resist cracking over years of playing. The wood is associated with flutes made in South Asia, where craftsmen still choose kokra over softer timbers for the barrel of the instrument. Outside instrument making, the word kokra rarely appears in ordinary writing, which is part of why the term is known chiefly through word-game lists.
How KOKRA is used
The term kokra appears almost only in discussions of traditional flute-making, never in everyday speech.
- The maker chose a length of kokra for the new flute because of its hard, even grain.
- Old catalogues list kokra alongside bamboo as a traditional flute material.
- A crack in the kokra body can flatten the instrument's tone permanently.
- Few outside instrument workshops have ever handled a piece of kokra.
- The recipe for a fine flute still begins with a well-seasoned block of kokra.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOKRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOKRA
1 longer words begin with KOKRA.
Shorter words from the letters in KOKRA
Common questions about KOKRA
- Is KOKRA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KOKRA is not in it.
- How many points is KOKRA worth?
- KOKRA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOKRA mean?
- A dense, close-grained wood traditionally used to make the body of certain flutes.
- What letters can be added to KOKRA?
- KOKRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KOKRA:
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