KOTUKUTUKU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. KOTUKUTUKU 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept KOTUKUTUKU?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful KOTUKUTUKU is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KOTUKUTUKU

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KOTUKUTUKU scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in KOTUKUTUKU, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KOTUKUTUKU needs 2 blank tiles.

What stands out about KOTUKUTUKU

• KOTUKUTUKU uses the letter K three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
• The letter U appears four times in KOTUKUTUKU.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with KOTUKUTUKU

1 longer words begin with KOTUKUTUKU.

Shorter words from the letters in KOTUKUTUKU

Common questions about KOTUKUTUKU

Is KOTUKUTUKU valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KOTUKUTUKU is not in it.

How many points is KOTUKUTUKU worth?

KOTUKUTUKU is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KOTUKUTUKU?

KOTUKUTUKU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.