KINESTHETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. KINESTHETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINESTHETIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINESTHETIC is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINESTHETIC
No single letter turns KINESTHETIC into another word.
How KINESTHETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in KINESTHETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KINESTHETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KINESTHETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the sense of where your body parts are and how they are moving.
Kinesthetic awareness comes from receptors in muscles and joints, which is how you can touch your nose with your eyes closed. In education the word describes learners who understand best by doing and moving.
How KINESTHETIC is used
Used in psychology, sport and teaching, often in the phrase kinesthetic learner.
- Dancers rely on a sharp kinesthetic sense of their own posture.
- Kinesthetic learners often prefer building models to reading about them.
- The therapy trains kinesthetic feedback after a leg injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINESTHETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINESTHETIC
1 longer words begin with KINESTHETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in KINESTHETIC
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Common questions about KINESTHETIC
- Is KINESTHETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINESTHETIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINESTHETIC worth?
- KINESTHETIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINESTHETIC mean?
- Relating to the sense of where your body parts are and how they are moving.
- What letters can be added to KINESTHETIC?
- No single letter can be added to KINESTHETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of KINESTHETIC:
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