KECKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KECKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KECKLE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KECKLE is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KECKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KECKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KECKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KECKLE needs 1 blank tile.
What does KECKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To wind old rope or chain around a cable to protect it from chafing.
Sailors would keckle an anchor cable where it rubbed against rock or ice. The word is specialist and mostly found in old seafaring manuals and dictionaries.
How KECKLE is used
Keckle is a rare nautical verb for protective binding.
- They had to keckle the cable before the storm.
- The crew kept a spare rope to keckle the worn section.
- Old sailors would keckle a hawser near the rocks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KECKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KECKLE
2 longer words begin with KECKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in KECKLE
Common questions about KECKLE
- Is KECKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KECKLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KECKLE worth?
- KECKLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KECKLE mean?
- To wind old rope or chain around a cable to protect it from chafing.
- What letters can be added to KECKLE?
- KECKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KECKLE:
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