KONDO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. KONDO 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KONDO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KONDO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KONDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kondosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KONDO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KONDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What does KONDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
In Ugandan English, a thief or armed robber.
A kondo is a criminal who takes property by force, and the word is common in East African newspapers and everyday speech in Uganda. Calling someone a kondo is stronger than calling them merely dishonest; it points to violence or the threat of it during a robbery. Communities hit by a string of break-ins sometimes organise night patrols specifically to catch a kondo before more houses are targeted. The word kondo travelled into English through Swahili-influenced usage rather than through standard British or American sources.
How KONDO is used
Regional; East African English, chiefly Uganda, rather than a term used elsewhere.
- Neighbours chased the kondo down the alley and raised the alarm.
- Local radio warned residents about a kondo operating near the market.
- The court sentenced the kondo to several years for armed robbery.
- A single kondo can empty a house in minutes if no one is home.
- Villagers set up patrols after a kondo broke into three homes that week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KONDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KONDO
The 5 tiles of KONDO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KONDO
1 longer words begin with KONDO.
Shorter words from the letters in KONDO
Common questions about KONDO
- Is KONDO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KONDO is not in it.
- How many points is KONDO worth?
- KONDO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KONDO mean?
- In Ugandan English, a thief or armed robber.
- What letters can be added to KONDO?
- KONDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KONDO:
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