KOOKABURRA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. KOOKABURRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOOKABURRA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOOKABURRA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOOKABURRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kookaburrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOOKABURRA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in KOOKABURRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KOOKABURRA needs 1 blank tile.
What does KOOKABURRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A large Australian kingfisher with a loud call that sounds like human laughter.
The kookaburra often perches on a branch at dawn and dusk and bursts into a chorus that carries far across the bush. It eats insects, small reptiles, and rodents rather than fish.
How KOOKABURRA is used
Kookaburra is the standard name for the bird and appears in the well-known nursery song.
- A kookaburra laughed from the gum tree at sunrise.
- Visitors to the sanctuary waited to hear the kookaburra call.
- The kookaburra swooped down and took a lizard from the path.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOOKABURRA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOOKABURRA
1 longer words begin with KOOKABURRA.
Shorter words from the letters in KOOKABURRA
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Common questions about KOOKABURRA
- Is KOOKABURRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOOKABURRA, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOOKABURRA worth?
- KOOKABURRA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOOKABURRA mean?
- A large Australian kingfisher with a loud call that sounds like human laughter.
- What letters can be added to KOOKABURRA?
- KOOKABURRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of KOOKABURRA:
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