KIDNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. KIDNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIDNEY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIDNEY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIDNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kidneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIDNEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KIDNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does KIDNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of a pair of organs in the abdomen that filter blood and produce urine.
Doctors talk about a healthy kidney clearing waste and balancing fluids in the body. Cooks use the word for the organ of a sheep, ox or pig served as food, and older English also used it for a kind or temperament.
How KIDNEY is used
Kidney appears in medicine, cookery and in the name of the bean-shaped legume.
- She donated a kidney to her brother.
- The pie was filled with steak and kidney.
- Each kidney sits on one side of the spine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIDNEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIDNEY
The 6 tiles of KIDNEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIDNEY
2 longer words begin with KIDNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in KIDNEY
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Common questions about KIDNEY
- Is KIDNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIDNEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIDNEY worth?
- KIDNEY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIDNEY mean?
- Either of a pair of organs in the abdomen that filter blood and produce urine.
- What letters can be added to KIDNEY?
- KIDNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KIDNEY:
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