KUDOS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KUDOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KUDOS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KUDOS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KUDOS
No single letter turns KUDOS into another word.
How KUDOS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KUDOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does KUDOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Praise and honour received for an achievement.
Kudos came into English from Greek, where it was already a singular word meaning glory or renown, so despite the final s it is not really a plural, unlike an invented singular such as kudo. People nonetheless often treat kudos as informal shorthand for a single piece of praise, so a reviewer might say a film earned real kudos rather than treating kudos itself as a countable object. Because kudos names recognition rather than a thing, it resists being counted the way an ordinary noun like credit or praise can be counted in careful writing. The mismatch between its Greek singular form and its English-look plural ending makes kudos one of the more commonly misused loanwords in the language.
How KUDOS is used
Standard in modern usage; grammatically singular, though often spoken as if it were plural.
- The whole team deserves kudos for finishing early.
- She earned real kudos from critics for her first novel.
- Kudos poured in after the rescue made the news.
- He never expected so much kudos for a simple fix.
- Winning the award brought the studio plenty of kudos.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KUDOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KUDOS
The 5 tiles of KUDOS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KUDOS
1 longer words begin with KUDOS.
Words ending in KUDOS
1 words end in KUDOS. Useful as a back hook: play KUDOS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in KUDOS
Common questions about KUDOS
- Is KUDOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KUDOS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KUDOS worth?
- KUDOS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KUDOS mean?
- Praise and honour received for an achievement.
- What letters can be added to KUDOS?
- No single letter can be added to KUDOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KUDOS:
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