Is IWI a Scrabble word?
Yes, in one Scrabble list. IWI is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)
Noun 1 meaning
An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”).
IWI at a glance
IWI has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (I 1 + W 4 + I 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #74,310 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -IWI
More endings- KIWI11
- TAUIWI9
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