KEDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KEDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEDGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEDGE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEDGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEDGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KEDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 95,060.
What does KEDGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To move a ship or boat by hauling in a rope attached to a small anchor that has been carried out and dropped some distance ahead.
To kedge, sailors row the small anchor out in a boat, drop it, and then haul the vessel toward it hand over hand, a slow method used when wind or engine power is not available. The same word also names the small anchor itself, kept aboard for exactly this purpose.
How KEDGE is used
Specialist nautical verb; still used by sailors describing older or emergency methods of moving a becalmed vessel.
- The crew had to kedge the ship off the sandbar at low tide.
- They rowed the anchor out to kedge the becalmed sloop forward.
- Without wind, the only way onward was to kedge slowly upriver.
- Sailors practiced how to kedge a grounded boat free.
- The old manual explained how to kedge a vessel through a narrow channel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEDGE
6 longer words begin with KEDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in KEDGE
Common questions about KEDGE
- Is KEDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEDGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEDGE worth?
- KEDGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEDGE mean?
- To move a ship or boat by hauling in a rope attached to a small anchor that has been carried out and dropped some distance ahead.
- What letters can be added to KEDGE?
- KEDGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KEDGE:
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