KIESELGUHR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. KIESELGUHR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIESELGUHR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIESELGUHR is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIESELGUHR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kieselguhrsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIESELGUHR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in KIESELGUHR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KIESELGUHR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KIESELGUHR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A soft, light earth made of the silica shells of tiny algae, used for filtering and absorbing.
Kieselguhr was once famous as the material that made nitroglycerin safe to handle in dynamite. Today it still appears in filters and polishes, and it is also known as diatomaceous earth.
How KIESELGUHR is used
A technical term from chemistry and industry, mostly met in historical and manufacturing contexts.
- The nitroglycerin was soaked into kieselguhr.
- Kieselguhr served as the filter in the brewery.
- A layer of kieselguhr lined the old insulation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIESELGUHR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KIESELGUHR
1 longer words begin with KIESELGUHR.
Shorter words from the letters in KIESELGUHR
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Common questions about KIESELGUHR
- Is KIESELGUHR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIESELGUHR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIESELGUHR worth?
- KIESELGUHR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIESELGUHR mean?
- A soft, light earth made of the silica shells of tiny algae, used for filtering and absorbing.
- What letters can be added to KIESELGUHR?
- KIESELGUHR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of KIESELGUHR:
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