KILT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KILT 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 KILT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KILT is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KILT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KILT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KILT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does KILT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pleated knee-length skirt of tartan.
Kilt came from a Scandinavian verb meaning to tuck up, so the word describes the action before the garment. The modern form dates from the eighteenth century and not from antiquity.
How KILT is used
Countable. Also a verb: kilted, kilts.
- A kilt takes eight yards of cloth.
- The word kilt first described tucking cloth up.
- The modern kilt is eighteenth-century.
- Two kilts of the same sett and different weight.
- She kilted her skirts and waded across.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KILT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KILT
10 longer words begin with KILT.
Shorter words from the letters in KILT
Common questions about KILT
- Is KILT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KILT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KILT worth?
- KILT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KILT mean?
- A pleated knee-length skirt of tartan.
- What letters can be added to KILT?
- KILT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KILT:
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