The word kyu is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • kyu n. A grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
  • (In German) Kyu S. Sport, speziell Budo: Rangstufe für Anfänger, die in insgesamt…
  • (In German) Kyū S. Kyu.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ACTIVITIES AND ARRANGING ARTS AS BUDO DIE FLOWER FUR GAME GO GRADE IN KYU MARTIAL OF OR RANK SPORT SUCH THE VARIOUS

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

ANFANGER INSGESAMT JAPANESE RANGSTUFE SPEZIELL

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

KY YU

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

YUK

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AYU KYE RYU

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

KY YU

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

KYUS

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

WICKYUP WICKYUPS

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C YUCK
+E YEUK YUKE
+O YOUK YUKO
+P PUKY
+S KYUS YUKS
+Y YUKY

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-K YU
-U KY

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 107 chance (0.93%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 578 chance (0.17%).

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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