KILOPARSEC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. KILOPARSEC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KILOPARSEC?
| 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 KILOPARSEC 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 KILOPARSEC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kiloparsecsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILOPARSEC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in KILOPARSEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KILOPARSEC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about KILOPARSEC
- All 10 letters of KILOPARSEC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KILOPARSEC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of astronomical distance equal to one thousand parsecs.
A kiloparsec is useful when measuring across galaxies, where a single parsec would be far too small. It is about 3,260 light years, and astronomers abbreviate it kpc.
How KILOPARSEC is used
Used in astronomy for galactic distances, often with a number in front.
- The galaxy extends several kiloparsec from its core.
- Our Sun lies about eight kiloparsec from the galactic centre.
- A kiloparsec is a convenient unit for mapping spiral arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILOPARSEC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILOPARSEC
1 longer words begin with KILOPARSEC.
Shorter words from the letters in KILOPARSEC
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Common questions about KILOPARSEC
- Is KILOPARSEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILOPARSEC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILOPARSEC worth?
- KILOPARSEC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILOPARSEC mean?
- A unit of astronomical distance equal to one thousand parsecs.
- What letters can be added to KILOPARSEC?
- KILOPARSEC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of KILOPARSEC:
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