KEELHAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KEELHAUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEELHAUL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEELHAUL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEELHAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
keelhaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEELHAUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KEELHAUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KEELHAUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KEELHAUL mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To punish a sailor by dragging him through the water beneath a ship, from one side to the other.
Keelhaul belongs to the grim lore of naval discipline, where the victim was hauled on ropes under the hull. People now use keelhaul figuratively too, for scolding someone very harshly, usually with a joking tone.
How KEELHAUL is used
Used literally in sea-history writing and figuratively for a severe rebuke, as in keelhaul an official.
- The captain threatened to keelhaul any man caught stealing rum.
- Pirates in the old stories would keelhaul their prisoners.
- The press seemed ready to keelhaul the minister over the scandal.
- He expected the committee to keelhaul him for missing the deadline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEELHAUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEELHAUL
4 longer words begin with KEELHAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in KEELHAUL
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Common questions about KEELHAUL
- Is KEELHAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEELHAUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEELHAUL worth?
- KEELHAUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEELHAUL mean?
- To punish a sailor by dragging him through the water beneath a ship, from one side to the other.
- What letters can be added to KEELHAUL?
- KEELHAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KEELHAUL:
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