KURTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KURTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KURTA?
| 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 KURTA is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KURTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kurtasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KURTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KURTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does KURTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A long, loose-fitting collarless shirt or tunic traditionally worn across South Asia.
A kurta is cut straight and falls to about knee length, often worn over loose trousers such as a salwar or churidar. Men and women both wear a kurta, though styling, fabric, and embroidery differ between the two. In everyday South Asian wardrobes a plain cotton kurta serves as casual wear, while embroidered versions are kept for festivals and formal occasions.
How KURTA is used
Kurta is standard in Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi English and increasingly familiar in Western fashion vocabulary.
- She wore a bright yellow kurta over white cotton trousers.
- He bought a plain blue kurta for the office instead of a shirt.
- The tailor stitched a kurta with fine embroidery around the collar.
- Guests at the wedding were asked to wear a traditional kurta.
- A cotton kurta stays cooler in summer heat than a buttoned shirt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KURTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KURTA
The 5 tiles of KURTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KURTA
1 longer words begin with KURTA.
Shorter words from the letters in KURTA
Common questions about KURTA
- Is KURTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KURTA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KURTA worth?
- KURTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KURTA mean?
- A long, loose-fitting collarless shirt or tunic traditionally worn across South Asia.
- What letters can be added to KURTA?
- KURTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KURTA:
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