KORA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KORA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KORA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KORA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KORA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KORA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about KORA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A West African harp-lute with twenty-one strings.
A kora is built on a large gourd and played with the thumbs and forefingers, with the other fingers gripping posts. The instrument belongs to a hereditary class of musicians.
How KORA is used
Countable: a kora, two koras.
- A kora is built on a large gourd cut in half.
- The word kora names a West African instrument.
- A kora is played with thumbs and forefingers only.
- Two koras tuned differently for different regions.
- Hereditary musicians play the kora.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KORA
The 4 tiles of KORA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KORA
6 longer words begin with KORA.
Words ending in KORA
1 words end in KORA. Useful as a back hook: play KORA onto a word already on the board.
Words with KORA inside
1 words contain KORA in the middle. Words that start with KORA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KORA
Common questions about KORA
- Is KORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KORA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KORA worth?
- KORA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KORA mean?
- A West African harp-lute with twenty-one strings.
- What letters can be added to KORA?
- KORA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KORA:
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