KUMYS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. KUMYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KUMYS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KUMYS is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KUMYS
No single letter turns KUMYS into another word.
How KUMYS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KUMYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does KUMYS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fermented drink traditionally made from mare's milk, especially among Central Asian nomadic peoples.
Kumys has a slightly sour, mildly alcoholic taste that comes from natural fermentation of mare's milk by wild yeasts and bacteria. Nomadic herders of the Central Asian steppes have made and drunk kumys for centuries, valuing it both as food and as a folk remedy. Today it is still produced in parts of Central Asia and sold as a traditional specialty drink.
How KUMYS is used
Encountered mainly in writing about Central Asian culture, food, and nomadic traditions.
- The herders offered their guest a bowl of fresh kumys.
- She had never tasted kumys before her trip across the steppe.
- Local markets in the region still sell bottled kumys today.
- The recipe for kumys depends on wild fermentation rather than added yeast.
- He described kumys as tangy, fizzy, and faintly alcoholic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KUMYS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KUMYS
The 5 tiles of KUMYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KUMYS
1 longer words begin with KUMYS.
Shorter words from the letters in KUMYS
Common questions about KUMYS
- Is KUMYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KUMYS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KUMYS worth?
- KUMYS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KUMYS mean?
- A fermented drink traditionally made from mare's milk, especially among Central Asian nomadic peoples.
- What letters can be added to KUMYS?
- No single letter can be added to KUMYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KUMYS:
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