KILOBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KILOBIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KILOBIT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILOBIT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILOBIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kilobitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILOBIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KILOBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does KILOBIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One thousand bits, a unit used mainly for measuring data rates such as kilobits per second.
A kilobit is one thousand bits, an eighth the size of a kilobyte in bytes. Network speeds are often quoted in kilobits per second, as in older modems. The word kilobit is sometimes used loosely for 1,024 bits.
How KILOBIT is used
Kilobit is used in computing and telecommunications, usually in speed figures.
- The old modem ran at 56 kilobits per second.
- One kilobit is a thousand bits of data.
- The chip stores only a few kilobit of memory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILOBIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILOBIT
1 longer words begin with KILOBIT.
Shorter words from the letters in KILOBIT
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Common questions about KILOBIT
- Is KILOBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILOBIT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILOBIT worth?
- KILOBIT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILOBIT mean?
- One thousand bits, a unit used mainly for measuring data rates such as kilobits per second.
- What letters can be added to KILOBIT?
- KILOBIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KILOBIT:
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