Is KISS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KISS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KISS worth?

KISS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KISS?

KISS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

KISS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. KISS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.

k5i1s1s1

PlayableKISS · 4 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

8points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 72,615odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept KISS?

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

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.5%

Our own measure of how useful KISS is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KISS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

kissy12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How KISS scores

Scrabble k5i1s1s1 8

Words with Friends k5i1s1s1 8

Face value of the 4 tiles in KISS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
k	1	1
i	1	9
s	2	4

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.

What does KISS mean in Scrabble?

verb

To touch with the lips as a sign of affection.

Kiss is Old English and imitative in origin, which is why similar-sounding words appear in unrelated languages. Snooker and billiards use the noun for a light contact between balls.

How KISS is used

Kissed, kisses. Also a noun.

They kissed on both cheeks and neither meant it.
The word kiss is imitative in origin.
A kiss in snooker is a light contact between balls.
Two kisses is the local custom and three elsewhere.
Unrelated languages have similar words for kiss.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of KISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of KISS

skis8

The 4 tiles of KISS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with KISS

kissy12 kissed11 kissel10 kisser10 kisses10 kissels11 kissers11 kissier11 kissing12 kissable14 kissably17 kissiest12 kissings13 kissagram16 kissogram16 kissagrams17 kissograms17 kisspeptin18 kisspeptins19

19 longer words begin with KISS.

Words ending in KISS

bekiss12 unkiss10 outkiss11

3 words end in KISS. Useful as a back hook: play KISS onto a word already on the board.

Words with KISS inside

bekissed15 bekisses14 unkissed13 unkisses12 bekissing16 outkissed14 outkisses13 unkissing14 outkissing15

9 words contain KISS in the middle. Words that start with KISS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in KISS

kis7 sik7 ski7 sis3 ki6 is2 si2

Common questions about KISS

Is KISS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts KISS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is KISS worth?: KISS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does KISS mean?: To touch with the lips as a sign of affection.
What letters can be added to KISS?: KISS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KISS:

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