KOUMIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KOUMIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOUMIS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOUMIS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOUMIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
koumissChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOUMIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KOUMIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does KOUMIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A drink of fermented mare's milk, traditional among the peoples of Central Asia.
Koumis is made by letting milk from mares sour and ferment slightly, which gives it a tangy taste and a little alcohol. Nomadic herders of the steppe have drunk it for centuries. The word reaches English from Russian and Turkic speech, and it appears under several spellings.
How KOUMIS is used
Rare; found in travel writing and in books about Central Asia. Related spellings include koumiss and kumiss.
- The travellers were offered koumis in a wooden bowl.
- Koumis is sour, slightly fizzy and surprisingly strong.
- The herders kept their koumis in a leather bag.
- He wrote that the koumis tasted of yeast and cream.
- A cup of koumis welcomed every guest at the tent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOUMIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOUMIS
3 longer words begin with KOUMIS.
Shorter words from the letters in KOUMIS
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Common questions about KOUMIS
- Is KOUMIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOUMIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOUMIS worth?
- KOUMIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOUMIS mean?
- A drink of fermented mare's milk, traditional among the peoples of Central Asia.
- What letters can be added to KOUMIS?
- KOUMIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KOUMIS:
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