KELPIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KELPIE 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 KELPIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KELPIE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KELPIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kelpiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KELPIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KELPIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What does KELPIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A water spirit of Scottish legend that appears as a horse and lures people to drown, or an Australian herding dog.
In Scottish folklore the kelpie haunts rivers and lochs, often looking like a handsome horse that tempts a traveller to climb on its back. Once the rider is seated, the creature plunges into the water. The same name was later given to a hardy Australian sheepdog, which is the sense most often met outside Scotland today.
How KELPIE is used
Both senses are in use: the mythical creature in folklore and fiction, the dog in farming talk.
- The old ferryman warned the children never to touch a strange horse by the loch, for it might be a kelpie.
- A black kelpie rose from the pool in the story.
- The farmer's kelpie moved the whole flock through the gate in minutes.
- Every village near the river had its own tale of a kelpie.
- She trained her kelpie to work cattle as well as sheep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KELPIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KELPIE
1 longer words begin with KELPIE.
Shorter words from the letters in KELPIE
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Common questions about KELPIE
- Is KELPIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KELPIE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KELPIE worth?
- KELPIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KELPIE mean?
- A water spirit of Scottish legend that appears as a horse and lures people to drown, or an Australian herding dog.
- What letters can be added to KELPIE?
- KELPIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KELPIE:
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