Unscramble KALIMBAS and you have 198 words, KALIMBAS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: KABALISM. The strongest shorter word is KALIMBA, 15 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from KALIMBAS split into 2 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 14 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 16 with 2.
15 of 53 5-letter words you get when you unscramble KALIMBAS tie at 11 points; none scores more. ALIAS, SAMBA and MAILS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble KALIMBAS, 14 score 10 points, the group's best. MAIL, MILK and LABS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of KALIMBAS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with KA · ending in AS · all 8-letter words
The meaning of KALIMBAS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
KALIMBAS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KALIMBAS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 198) | 148 | 198 | 139 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KAMILAS, KAMILA, MALIKS, ABASK, KAIMS, KAMAS, MAIKS, MALIK, SKLIM, SMAAK, SMAIK, KAIM and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KABALISM, KAMIS, MAKIS, MAKI, SAMBAL, SIKA, KIS, SABAL and KI, 9 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of KALIMBAS and one more.