KALONG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KALONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALONG?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALONG is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kalongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KALONG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KALONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does KALONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large fruit bat of Southeast Asia and Indonesia, often called a flying fox.
The kalong feeds on fruit and nectar and roosts in big noisy colonies in trees, flying out at dusk to look for food. The name comes from Malay and Javanese, and it refers especially to the Indian edible fruit bat. Seed carried in its droppings makes it a useful planter of forest trees.
How KALONG is used
Mainly found in writing on Indonesian wildlife and in word-game lists.
- At dusk a kalong crossed the sky above the harbour.
- Hundreds of kalong hung from the old fig tree.
- The guide pointed out a kalong roost in the mangroves.
- A kalong can travel many miles in a night for ripe fruit.
- The farmer netted his orchard to keep each kalong away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KALONG
1 longer words begin with KALONG.
Shorter words from the letters in KALONG
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Common questions about KALONG
- Is KALONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALONG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALONG worth?
- KALONG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALONG mean?
- A large fruit bat of Southeast Asia and Indonesia, often called a flying fox.
- What letters can be added to KALONG?
- KALONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KALONG:
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