KOMBU is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KOMBU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOMBU?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOMBU is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOMBU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kombusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOMBU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KOMBU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does KOMBU mean in Scrabble?
noun
An edible kelp used especially in Japanese cooking, most often to make a savory stock called dashi.
Cooks soak dried kombu in water and then heat it gently to draw out its natural glutamates, which give dashi its deep savory flavor without needing meat or added seasoning. Kombu also appears pickled, simmered with soy sauce, or wrapped around rice and fish, since its slightly salty, mineral taste pairs well with many other ingredients. The kelp grows in cold coastal waters, mainly off the coast of Japan and Korea, and is harvested, dried and sold in sheets. Kombu is central to umami, the savory taste that Japanese cuisine helped introduce to cooking worldwide.
How KOMBU is used
Used in cooking, especially in recipes for Japanese stock and side dishes.
- She simmered kombu in water to start the dashi.
- The pantry had a stack of dried kombu sheets.
- He wrapped the rice ball in a strip of kombu.
- Pickled kombu made a tangy side dish.
- The chef always kept kombu on hand for stock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOMBU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOMBU
1 longer words begin with KOMBU.
Shorter words from the letters in KOMBU
Common questions about KOMBU
- Is KOMBU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOMBU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOMBU worth?
- KOMBU is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOMBU mean?
- An edible kelp used especially in Japanese cooking, most often to make a savory stock called dashi.
- What letters can be added to KOMBU?
- KOMBU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KOMBU:
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