KEMP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEMP 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 KEMP?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEMP is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KEMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does KEMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A coarse hair in a fleece.
Kemp will not take dye and shows up as a pale fleck in finished cloth, so a fleece carrying much of it is worth less. Breeders select against it, and a wool grader checks for it first.
How KEMP is used
Uncountable and countable. Chiefly in wool grading.
- Kemp will not take dye and shows as a pale fleck.
- The word kemp names a fault and not a fibre type.
- A fleece heavy with kemp is graded down.
- Breeders have selected against kemp for a century.
- Two flecks of kemp in a metre of cloth is enough to notice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEMP
12 longer words begin with KEMP.
Words with KEMP inside
4 words contain KEMP in the middle. Words that start with KEMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KEMP
Common questions about KEMP
- Is KEMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEMP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEMP worth?
- KEMP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEMP mean?
- A coarse hair in a fleece.
- What letters can be added to KEMP?
- KEMP takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KEMP:
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