KEELLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEELLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEELLESS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEELLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEELLESS
No single letter turns KEELLESS into another word.
How KEELLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KEELLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KEELLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KEELLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
nautical
Without a keel, the main structural beam along the bottom of a ship.
A keelless boat has a flat or rounded hull and lacks the fin that keeps vessels steady. Some small craft are built this way to run in shallow water. Birds with a flat breastbone, such as ostriches, are also described as keelless.
How KEELLESS is used
Keelless is used in boating and in zoology.
- The keelless raft drifted over the shallows.
- A keelless hull tips easily in rough water.
- The ostrich has a keelless breastbone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEELLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KEELLESS
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Common questions about KEELLESS
- Is KEELLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEELLESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEELLESS worth?
- KEELLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEELLESS mean?
- Without a keel, the main structural beam along the bottom of a ship.
- What letters can be added to KEELLESS?
- No single letter can be added to KEELLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KEELLESS:
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