KELVIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KELVIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KELVIN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KELVIN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KELVIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kelvinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KELVIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KELVIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does KELVIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The basic unit of temperature in the international system of units.
The kelvin is the unit used for absolute temperature, and its scale starts at absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible. One kelvin has the same size as one degree Celsius, so a change of ten kelvin equals a change of ten degrees Celsius. The unit is named after the physicist Lord Kelvin, and its symbol is a capital K, written without a degree sign.
How KELVIN is used
Written without the word degree: 300 kelvin, not 300 degrees kelvin.
- Water freezes at about 273 kelvin.
- Physicists cooled the sample to a few kelvin above absolute zero.
- One kelvin equals the size of one degree Celsius.
- The sun's surface is thousands of kelvin hot.
- A lamp is often rated by its colour temperature in kelvin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KELVIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KELVIN
1 longer words begin with KELVIN.
Shorter words from the letters in KELVIN
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Common questions about KELVIN
- Is KELVIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KELVIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KELVIN worth?
- KELVIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KELVIN mean?
- The basic unit of temperature in the international system of units.
- What letters can be added to KELVIN?
- KELVIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KELVIN:
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