KALEWIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. KALEWIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALEWIFE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALEWIFE is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALEWIFE
No single letter turns KALEWIFE into another word.
How KALEWIFE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KALEWIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KALEWIFE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KALEWIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A woman who sells vegetables, especially cabbage, in a market or street.
Kalewife is a Scots term from the days when greens were sold from baskets in the open. It is rarely used today except in historical or dialect writing.
How KALEWIFE is used
Found in Scottish history and old dialect texts.
- The kalewife shouted her prices across the square.
- An old kalewife sat by the market cross.
- In the story, a kalewife gives the hero some advice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALEWIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KALEWIFE
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Common questions about KALEWIFE
- Is KALEWIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALEWIFE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALEWIFE worth?
- KALEWIFE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALEWIFE mean?
- A woman who sells vegetables, especially cabbage, in a market or street.
- What letters can be added to KALEWIFE?
- No single letter can be added to KALEWIFE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KALEWIFE:
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