WAKANDA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WAKANDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAKANDA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAKANDA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAKANDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wakandasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAKANDA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAKANDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does WAKANDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Sioux belief, a supernatural force or sacred power that pervades the world.
Wakanda refers to a spiritual quality that can be found in nature, objects and people in the traditional beliefs of the Sioux and related peoples. Writers sometimes use it to talk about the sacred in nature generally. In modern speech the name is known from fiction as well.
How WAKANDA is used
Used when describing Native American belief about a sacred power.
- The elder spoke of wakanda as a power present in all living things.
- In the book, wakanda is explained as a sacred force.
- The museum display described the idea of wakanda.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAKANDA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAKANDA
1 longer words begin with WAKANDA.
Shorter words from the letters in WAKANDA
Common questions about WAKANDA
- Is WAKANDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAKANDA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAKANDA worth?
- WAKANDA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAKANDA mean?
- In Sioux belief, a supernatural force or sacred power that pervades the world.
- What letters can be added to WAKANDA?
- WAKANDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAKANDA:
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