KINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KINE 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 KINE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does KINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Cattle — an old plural of cow.
Kine is a double plural: an old plural form that later took a second ending on top of it. Almost nothing else in English has been pluralised twice and survived.
How KINE is used
Plural only. Archaic and biblical.
- Seven kine came up out of the river in the story.
- The word kine is an old plural of cow.
- Kine has been pluralised twice over.
- Almost nothing else in English survives like kine.
- Biblical translations keep kine where modern ones do not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINE
Showing 24 of 65 words that begin with KINE.
Words ending in KINE
5 words end in KINE. Useful as a back hook: play KINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with KINE inside
Showing 24 of 235 words that contain KINE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KINE
Common questions about KINE
- Is KINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINE worth?
- KINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINE mean?
- Cattle — an old plural of cow.
- What letters can be added to KINE?
- KINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KINE:
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