KEVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEVEL 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 KEVEL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEVEL is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kevelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEVEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KEVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 142,590.
What does KEVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A strong fitting of wood or metal on a ship's deck or side, used for securing heavy mooring or towing lines.
A kevel is built larger and stronger than an ordinary cleat, since it must hold the thick hawsers used for mooring or towing rather than light running rigging. Traditional wooden sailing ships fitted kevels to the bulwarks near the bow and stern, and modern steel vessels still use the same term for equivalent deck fittings. The word appears chiefly in shipbuilding manuals and detailed accounts of a vessel's deck fittings.
How KEVEL is used
Technical and nautical; met in shipbuilding and sailing contexts describing deck fittings for heavy lines.
- The crew made the towline fast to a kevel at the stern.
- A heavy kevel was bolted to the deck near the bow.
- Shipwrights fitted a new kevel where the old one had rotted.
- The mooring line ran straight from the quay to the ship's kevel.
- Each kevel had to bear the full strain of the anchor cable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEVEL
1 longer words begin with KEVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in KEVEL
Common questions about KEVEL
- Is KEVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEVEL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEVEL worth?
- KEVEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEVEL mean?
- A strong fitting of wood or metal on a ship's deck or side, used for securing heavy mooring or towing lines.
- What letters can be added to KEVEL?
- KEVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KEVEL:
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