KILOJOULE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. KILOJOULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KILOJOULE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILOJOULE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILOJOULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kilojoulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILOJOULE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in KILOJOULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KILOJOULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KILOJOULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of energy equal to a thousand joules, widely used to state the energy in food.
In many countries a kilojoule is what food labels list instead of the calorie. One calorie is roughly 4.2 kilojoules, so the kilojoule figure looks larger.
How KILOJOULE is used
Used on food packaging and in science; abbreviated kJ.
- The bar contains 900 kilojoules.
- Each kilojoule is a thousand joules.
- Athletes count the kilojoule content of their meals.
- A hot shower uses many kilojoules of energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILOJOULE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILOJOULE
1 longer words begin with KILOJOULE.
Shorter words from the letters in KILOJOULE
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Common questions about KILOJOULE
- Is KILOJOULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILOJOULE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILOJOULE worth?
- KILOJOULE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILOJOULE mean?
- A unit of energy equal to a thousand joules, widely used to state the energy in food.
- What letters can be added to KILOJOULE?
- KILOJOULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of KILOJOULE:
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