KOKUM is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. KOKUM is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept KOKUM?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOKUM is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOKUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kokumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOKUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KOKUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KOKUM needs 1 blank tile.
What does KOKUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishbotany
The dried, sour rind of the fruit of an Indian tree, used as a souring agent in cooking.
Kokum comes from Garcinia indica, a tree grown mainly along the western coast of India, and the dark red-purple rind of its fruit is dried until it becomes leathery and tart. Cooks add kokum to curries, chutneys and cooling summer drinks in place of tamarind or lemon, giving dishes a distinctive sour flavour and pink colour. The seeds of the same fruit also yield kokum butter, which is used in skin creams and traditional remedies.
How KOKUM is used
Used mainly in South Asian and Indian English cooking contexts, less familiar outside that cuisine.
- The chef added a piece of kokum to the fish curry for sourness.
- Dried kokum turns the broth a deep reddish colour.
- She soaked kokum in water to make a cooling summer drink.
- Kokum butter is pressed from the seeds of the same fruit.
- Markets in Goa sell bags of dried kokum alongside spices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOKUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOKUM
1 longer words begin with KOKUM.
Shorter words from the letters in KOKUM
Common questions about KOKUM
- Is KOKUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KOKUM is not in it.
- How many points is KOKUM worth?
- KOKUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOKUM mean?
- The dried, sour rind of the fruit of an Indian tree, used as a souring agent in cooking.
- What letters can be added to KOKUM?
- KOKUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KOKUM:
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