KILLDEE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KILLDEE 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 KILLDEE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILLDEE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILLDEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILLDEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KILLDEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does KILLDEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A dialect name for the killdeer, a noisy wading bird of North America.
Country speakers shortened the bird name to killdee, which echoes the loud cry it makes as it flies. The bird nests on open ground and pretends to have a broken wing to lead intruders away.
How KILLDEE is used
The word killdee is a regional spelling and is rare in print.
- A killdee ran along the gravel road ahead of us.
- We heard a killdee calling from the field at dusk.
- The farmer pointed to a killdee nest among the stones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILLDEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILLDEE
3 longer words begin with KILLDEE.
Shorter words from the letters in KILLDEE
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Common questions about KILLDEE
- Is KILLDEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILLDEE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILLDEE worth?
- KILLDEE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILLDEE mean?
- A dialect name for the killdeer, a noisy wading bird of North America.
- What letters can be added to KILLDEE?
- KILLDEE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KILLDEE:
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