KAYLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAYLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAYLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAYLE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAYLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaylesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAYLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KAYLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does KAYLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A single pin used in the old game of kayles, an early form of skittles.
Kayles reached English from the French quilles, meaning bowling pins, and a kayle was one of the upright pins a player tried to knock down with a thrown stick or ball. The game gave its name to later forms of the sport, and some historians trace the word skittle back through this same French root. A kayle names the single pin, while kayles names the whole game or set.
How KAYLE is used
Historical; found in accounts of early English and French bowling games rather than in modern sport.
- Nine kayles stood in a row before the first throw.
- A kayle knocked clean over counted for a point.
- The set included a dozen kayles and two throwing sticks.
- Each kayle was carved from a single block of wood.
- The old rules named the game after the kayle, not the ball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAYLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAYLE
The 5 tiles of KAYLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAYLE
1 longer words begin with KAYLE.
Shorter words from the letters in KAYLE
Common questions about KAYLE
- Is KAYLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAYLE is not in it.
- How many points is KAYLE worth?
- KAYLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAYLE mean?
- A single pin used in the old game of kayles, an early form of skittles.
- What letters can be added to KAYLE?
- KAYLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KAYLE:
Open KAYLE in the Word Finder