KYBOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. KYBOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KYBOSH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYBOSH is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYBOSH
No single letter turns KYBOSH into another word.
How KYBOSH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KYBOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,656 thousand.
What stands out about KYBOSH
- KYBOSH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KYBOSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Something that puts a decisive stop to a plan or activity.
The word is nearly always met in the phrase put the kybosh on, meaning to ruin or end something firmly. It is a variant spelling of the more familiar kibosh.
How KYBOSH is used
Used in casual speech and writing, mainly in the phrase put the kybosh on something.
- The storm put the kybosh on our picnic.
- A sudden budget cut put the kybosh on the whole project.
- Nothing could put the kybosh on her enthusiasm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYBOSH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KYBOSH
3 longer words begin with KYBOSH.
Shorter words from the letters in KYBOSH
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Common questions about KYBOSH
- Is KYBOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KYBOSH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KYBOSH worth?
- KYBOSH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYBOSH mean?
- Something that puts a decisive stop to a plan or activity.
- What letters can be added to KYBOSH?
- No single letter can be added to KYBOSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KYBOSH:
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