KILOTON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KILOTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KILOTON?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILOTON is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILOTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kilotonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILOTON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KILOTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does KILOTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of explosive power equal to the force of one thousand tons of TNT.
The kiloton became the standard yardstick for describing the yield of nuclear weapons. In other settings it may simply mean a thousand tons of weight.
How KILOTON is used
Kiloton is used in discussions of nuclear arms and in engineering.
- The test produced a blast of about ten kiloton.
- A kiloton is far smaller than a megaton.
- The treaty limited the yield of each warhead to one kiloton.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILOTON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILOTON
3 longer words begin with KILOTON.
Shorter words from the letters in KILOTON
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Common questions about KILOTON
- Is KILOTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILOTON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILOTON worth?
- KILOTON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILOTON mean?
- A unit of explosive power equal to the force of one thousand tons of TNT.
- What letters can be added to KILOTON?
- KILOTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KILOTON:
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