KOUMYS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KOUMYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KOUMYS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOUMYS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOUMYS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
koumyssChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOUMYS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KOUMYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,328 thousand.
What does KOUMYS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mildly alcoholic drink made by fermenting mare's milk, traditional among Central Asian nomads.
Koumys is slightly sour and fizzy, and was once prescribed as a tonic for weak lungs. The spelling koumys is one of several used for this drink in English.
How KOUMYS is used
Used in writing about Central Asian food and history.
- The herders offered us a bowl of koumys.
- Koumys is sour, thin and slightly fizzy.
- Doctors once sent patients to the steppe to drink koumys.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOUMYS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KOUMYS
3 longer words begin with KOUMYS.
Shorter words from the letters in KOUMYS
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Common questions about KOUMYS
- Is KOUMYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOUMYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOUMYS worth?
- KOUMYS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOUMYS mean?
- A mildly alcoholic drink made by fermenting mare's milk, traditional among Central Asian nomads.
- What letters can be added to KOUMYS?
- KOUMYS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KOUMYS:
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