KELSON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KELSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KELSON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KELSON is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KELSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kelsonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KELSON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KELSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does KELSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A long timber or beam laid along the top of a ship's floor timbers to bind them firmly to the keel.
The kelson lies directly over the keel, and the two are bolted through the frames between them so that the bottom of the hull acts as one strong piece. The name is a variant of the better known keelson, and shipbuilders have used both forms for centuries. Today the word turns up chiefly in books about wooden shipbuilding and in older nautical writing.
How KELSON is used
Technical and nautical; a rarer spelling of keelson, found in shipbuilding texts.
- The shipwright bolted the kelson down through the frames and into the keel.
- A crack in the kelson meant the whole hull had to be opened up.
- Oak was the usual choice for a kelson in the old wooden vessels.
- He crawled along the bilge to inspect the kelson for rot.
- The plans showed the kelson running almost the full length of the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KELSON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KELSON
The 6 tiles of KELSON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KELSON
1 longer words begin with KELSON.
Shorter words from the letters in KELSON
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Common questions about KELSON
- Is KELSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KELSON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KELSON worth?
- KELSON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KELSON mean?
- A long timber or beam laid along the top of a ship's floor timbers to bind them firmly to the keel.
- What letters can be added to KELSON?
- KELSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KELSON:
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