KEDGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. KEDGY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KEDGY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEDGY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEDGY
No single letter turns KEDGY into another word.
How KEDGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KEDGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does KEDGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Brisk, lively, or cheerful in manner.
Kedgy is a Scots dialect word used to describe someone who is in good spirits, full of energy, or quick in movement. It survives mainly in older regional speech and in dictionaries of Scots vocabulary rather than in everyday standard English. A kedgy child might be described as bright, active, and eager rather than simply happy.
How KEDGY is used
Found chiefly in Scots dialect writing and regional glossaries rather than modern conversation.
- The old farmer seemed unusually kedgy after his morning walk.
- Grandmother called the kedgy puppy a bundle of mischief.
- He felt kedgy and ready for anything after the good news.
- The children were kedgy all through the village fair.
- Her kedgy manner cheered up the whole gathering.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEDGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KEDGY
Common questions about KEDGY
- Is KEDGY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KEDGY is not in it.
- How many points is KEDGY worth?
- KEDGY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEDGY mean?
- Brisk, lively, or cheerful in manner.
- What letters can be added to KEDGY?
- No single letter can be added to KEDGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KEDGY:
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