KEMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KEMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEMPY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 KEMPY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEMPY
No single letter turns KEMPY into another word.
How KEMPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KEMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does KEMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having coarse, bristly hairs or fibers, as found in inferior wool.
Kempy describes wool or hair that contains kemp, the stiff, brittle fibers that do not take dye well and roughen a finished fabric. Wool graders use the word to flag a fleece of lower quality, since kempy fibers stand out among the softer, more valuable strands. The term comes directly from the noun kemp, a coarse hair found mixed in with normal wool.
How KEMPY is used
Mostly used by wool graders and textile workers rather than in everyday speech.
- The grader set aside the kempy fleece as second grade.
- A kempy patch on the sheep's back lowered the wool's value.
- Kempy fibers refuse to take dye the way soft wool does.
- Buyers avoid a kempy batch because it feels coarse to the touch.
- The old ram's coat had grown noticeably kempy with age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KEMPY
Common questions about KEMPY
- Is KEMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEMPY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEMPY worth?
- KEMPY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEMPY mean?
- Having coarse, bristly hairs or fibers, as found in inferior wool.
- What letters can be added to KEMPY?
- No single letter can be added to KEMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KEMPY:
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