What It Scores
KOKUM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as K5 O1 K5 U1 M3.
Words Made From The Letters In KOKUM
8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (2)
2 letter words (6)
Longer Words Containing KOKUM
KOKUM appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.