Is KUDOS a word?
KUDOS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 22 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, KUDOS is a valid word.
What does kudos mean?
noun: an expression of approval and commendation.
“he always appreciated praise for his work”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
KUDOS: word details
- Pronunciation: KOO-dohs (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so KUDOS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of kudos
Shorter words inside kudos
Words you can make from the letters of kudos.
Solve a whole rack, not just KUDOS
KUDOS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does KUDOS mean?
KUDOS is a noun. It means: an expression of approval and commendation.
Is KUDOS a valid word?
Yes, KUDOS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.