KITTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KITTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KITTEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KITTEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KITTEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KITTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KITTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,639.
What does KITTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young cat, especially one that is still being nursed or has only just been weaned.
A kitten is born blind and helpless but grows fast; by about two weeks the eyes open, and by two months it is playing and exploring. The word is often used in endearments and in the phrase to have kittens, meaning to be extremely worried or angry. A group of them born together is called a litter. It comes from an Old French diminutive of the word for cat.
How KITTEN is used
Everyday word, with the informal idiom to have kittens.
- The kitten chased the ribbon across the kitchen floor.
- Their cat gave birth to a kitten with white paws.
- She carried the kitten home inside her coat.
- A tiny kitten mewed at the door all night.
- He nearly had kittens when he saw the bill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KITTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KITTEN
10 longer words begin with KITTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in KITTEN
Common questions about KITTEN
- Is KITTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KITTEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KITTEN worth?
- KITTEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KITTEN mean?
- A young cat, especially one that is still being nursed or has only just been weaned.
- What letters can be added to KITTEN?
- KITTEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KITTEN:
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