Is KWANZA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KWANZA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KWANZA worth?

KWANZA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KWANZA?

KWANZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

KWANZA is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points

Yes. KWANZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

k5w4a1n1z10a1

PlayableKWANZA · 6 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

22points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 2,759 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept KWANZA?

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: 47 / 100

47WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

3.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.67%

Our own measure of how useful KWANZA is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KWANZA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

kwanzas23

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KWANZA scores

Scrabble k5w4a1n1z10a1 22

Words with Friends k5w4a1n2z10a1 23

Face value of the 6 tiles in KWANZA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
k	1	1
w	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6
z	1	1

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.

What stands out about KWANZA

KWANZA scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with KWANZA

kwanzas23

1 longer words begin with KWANZA.

Shorter words from the letters in KWANZA

azan13 kawa11 waka11 wank11 kana8 waz15 awk10 kaw10 aka7 awa6 awn6 naw6 wan6 ana3 za11 ka6 aw5 aa2 an2 na2

Common questions about KWANZA

Is KWANZA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts KWANZA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is KWANZA worth?: KWANZA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to KWANZA?: KWANZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KWANZA:

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