KYU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. KYU 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KYU?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYU is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kyusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KYU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KYU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What does KYU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A grade below black belt in judo and other Japanese arts.
The kyu grades count downwards: a beginner starts at the highest number and works towards first kyu, after which the dan grades begin and count upwards again. Which colour belongs to which kyu varies between countries and even between clubs, which surprises anybody who moves.
How KYU is used
Countable: a kyu, two kyus. The grades above these are dan.
- She reached first kyu in three years and stopped there.
- A kyu grading is held every term at that club.
- The kyu numbers run downwards and the dan numbers run up.
- Two clubs give different belts for the same kyu.
- He is a kyu grade and will be for another year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KYU
The 3 tiles of KYU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KYU
1 longer words begin with KYU.
Words with KYU inside
2 words contain KYU in the middle. Words that start with KYU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KYU
Common questions about KYU
- Is KYU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KYU is not in it.
- How many points is KYU worth?
- KYU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYU mean?
- A grade below black belt in judo and other Japanese arts.
- What letters can be added to KYU?
- KYU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KYU:
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