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KINGDOM is a familiar seven-letter word with three distinct uses. It can name territory ruled by a king or queen, describe a domain where something prevails, or identify a rank in biological classification. That range gives the word a more flexible meaning than its royal sound first suggests.

KINGDOM meaning and key facts

• KINGDOM has seven letters, starting with K and ending with M.
• Its Scrabble tile face value is 15 points.
• The definition covers a monarch’s realm, a dominant sphere, and a biological rank.
• KINGDOM has no anagrams and no one-letter neighbours.
• Twelve listed rhymes share its “-dom” ending, including freedom, wisdom, and random.

What does KINGDOM mean?

A kingdom is a realm whose actual or nominal sovereign is a king or queen. The word also works figuratively: a kingdom can be a region or conceptual space where one thing dominates, as in someone’s kingdom of expertise.

In biology, kingdom names a classification rank below domain and above phylum. The plant kingdom and animal kingdom are familiar examples. Those uses share an idea of a defined domain, but they refer to different things: political territory, an area of influence, or a taxonomic group.

How does KINGDOM score in Scrabble?

KINGDOM scores 15 points from its tiles: K is worth 5, M is worth 3, G and D are worth 2 each, and I, N, and O are worth 1 each. The K supplies a third of the base score, so the word’s value is concentrated in one tile rather than spread evenly.

The seven-letter length makes KINGDOM a potential bingo play when you use all seven tiles from your rack; that bonus depends on the game’s rules. Its rack is not an anagram source, though: no other words use exactly those letters. Check your game’s word list before playing.