KY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. KY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KY is to know. It scores 9 from 2 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 1.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How KY scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in KY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,475.
What stands out about KY
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a K, and KY is one of them.
- At 9 points, KY is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
- KY is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cattle. A Scots plural still heard in country districts.
How KY is used
- The ky were brought down before the first frost.
- He counted the ky at the gate every evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KY and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KY
Showing 24 of 81 words that begin with KY.
Words ending in KY
Showing 24 of 267 words that end in KY. Useful as a back hook: play KY onto a word already on the board.
Words with KY inside
Showing 24 of 199 words that contain KY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about KY
- Is KY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KY is not in it.
- How many points is KY worth?
- KY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KY mean?
- Cattle. A Scots plural still heard in country districts.
- What letters can be added to KY?
- KY takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of KY:
Open KY in the Word Finder