KIER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIER is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about KIER
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A vat for boiling or bleaching cloth.
Kier came from Old Norse and belongs to the textile trade, where boiling removed natural waxes before dyeing. It is spelled two ways and both appear in trade writing.
How KIER is used
Countable. Also spelled keir.
- A kier holds several tons of cloth at once.
- The word kier came from Old Norse.
- Boiling in the kier removes natural waxes.
- Two kiers ran in sequence in a large works.
- Both spellings of kier appear in trade writing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIER
The 4 tiles of KIER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KIER
3 longer words begin with KIER.
Words ending in KIER
Showing 24 of 213 words that end in KIER. Useful as a back hook: play KIER onto a word already on the board.
Words with KIER inside
9 words contain KIER in the middle. Words that start with KIER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KIER
Common questions about KIER
- Is KIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIER worth?
- KIER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIER mean?
- A vat for boiling or bleaching cloth.
- What letters can be added to KIER?
- KIER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KIER:
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