KURGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KURGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KURGAN?
| 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 KURGAN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KURGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kurgansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KURGAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KURGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does KURGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A prehistoric burial mound, especially one found on the steppes of Russia and central Asia.
A kurgan is a heap of earth and stones raised over a grave, often holding a chieftain together with his weapons and horses. The word comes from a Turkic term and is used by archaeologists for the barrows scattered across the grasslands of eastern Europe and Asia. Some kurgan graves are thousands of years old and have yielded fine gold work.
How KURGAN is used
Mostly an archaeological term; also used for the culture associated with such mounds.
- The team spent a summer digging into a large kurgan.
- Every kurgan on the plain had been robbed long ago.
- A low kurgan rose from the grass beside the road.
- Gold ornaments were found inside the kurgan.
- The map marks each kurgan with a small circle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KURGAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KURGAN
1 longer words begin with KURGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in KURGAN
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Common questions about KURGAN
- Is KURGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KURGAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KURGAN worth?
- KURGAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KURGAN mean?
- A prehistoric burial mound, especially one found on the steppes of Russia and central Asia.
- What letters can be added to KURGAN?
- KURGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KURGAN:
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