KILO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KILO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KILO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILO is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kilosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KILO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does KILO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A kilogram — the short form.
Kilo is a Greek prefix meaning thousand that English turned into a noun by dropping what followed it. The prefix means exactly a thousand everywhere except in computing, where usage is disputed.
How KILO is used
Countable: a kilo, two kilos. Informal.
- Two kilos of apples and nothing else.
- The word kilo is a Greek prefix turned into a noun.
- A kilo means a thousand grams exactly.
- Computing disputes what the prefix in kilo means.
- English made kilo a noun by dropping the rest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILO
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with KILO.
Words with KILO inside
9 words contain KILO in the middle. Words that start with KILO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KILO
Common questions about KILO
- Is KILO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILO worth?
- KILO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILO mean?
- A kilogram — the short form.
- What letters can be added to KILO?
- KILO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KILO:
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