NAKFA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NAKFA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAKFA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAKFA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAKFA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nakfasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAKFA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NAKFA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does NAKFA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of currency of Eritrea.
The nakfa replaced the Ethiopian birr as Eritrea's official currency after the country gained independence, taking its name from the town of Nakfa, a key site of the independence struggle. It is divided into smaller units called cents and is issued in both banknotes and coins by the country's central bank. As with other national currencies such as the peso or the rand, the word functions as an ordinary noun in financial and travel writing about Eritrea. Exchange rates and prices in the country are quoted in nakfa.
How NAKFA is used
Appears mainly in financial reporting, travel writing and discussion of Eritrean economics rather than everyday general conversation.
- The market trader priced the vegetables in nakfa.
- One nakfa is divided into one hundred cents.
- Tourists exchanged their dollars for nakfa at the airport.
- The report tracked the nakfa's exchange rate over five years.
- Prices in the capital are almost always listed in nakfa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAKFA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAKFA
1 longer words begin with NAKFA.
Shorter words from the letters in NAKFA
Common questions about NAKFA
- Is NAKFA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAKFA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAKFA worth?
- NAKFA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAKFA mean?
- The basic unit of currency of Eritrea.
- What letters can be added to NAKFA?
- NAKFA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NAKFA:
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