KONBU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. KONBU 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KONBU?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KONBU is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KONBU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
konbusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KONBU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KONBU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does KONBU mean in Scrabble?
noun
Dried edible kelp used in Japanese cooking, especially to make stock.
Cooks soak konbu in water and heat it gently to draw out its savoury flavour, then remove the leaves before the liquid is used as a base for soups and sauces. Boiling it hard makes the stock bitter, so timing matters more with konbu than with many other dried ingredients. It is also sold under the spelling kombu.
How KONBU is used
A cooking term, common in recipes for Japanese soups and broths.
- She dropped a strip of konbu into the pot before it reached a boil.
- The recipe called for konbu, dried fish flakes and a pinch of salt.
- Konbu left too long in hot water turns the stock cloudy and bitter.
- He kept a bag of konbu in the pantry for making broth on short notice.
- Without konbu the soup lacked the deep savoury taste he remembered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KONBU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KONBU
The 5 tiles of KONBU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KONBU
1 longer words begin with KONBU.
Shorter words from the letters in KONBU
Common questions about KONBU
- Is KONBU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KONBU is not in it.
- How many points is KONBU worth?
- KONBU is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KONBU mean?
- Dried edible kelp used in Japanese cooking, especially to make stock.
- What letters can be added to KONBU?
- KONBU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KONBU:
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