Words Containing KIA

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing KIA?

BOUZOUKIA is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SKIAMACHY (23), BUZUKIA (22), CHANUKIAHS (22).

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All Words Containing KIA 55 words

How often does KIA appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 55 words containing KIA. Most are 9 letters long, they average 16.2 points, the best is BOUZOUKIA (24 points) and 45.5% end in S.

Total words: 55
Most common length: 9 letters; 16 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.2; out of 24 max
Longest word: LEUCOPLAKIAS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 45.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 45.5%
a 29.1%
h 7.3%

Top vowel pairs

ia100%
aa7.3%
eu7.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing KIA

b ₃o ₁u ₁z ₁₀o ₁u ₁k ₅i ₁a ₁

B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + U 1 + K 5 + I 1 + A 1 = 24 points

Double word: 48 pts
Triple word: 72 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

bouzoukia

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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