KITTIWAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. KITTIWAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KITTIWAKE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KITTIWAKE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KITTIWAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kittiwakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KITTIWAKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in KITTIWAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KITTIWAKE needs 1 blank tile.
What does KITTIWAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, pale grey and white gull that nests on sea cliffs and has black wing tips.
The kittiwake gets its name from its cry, which sounds like kitti-waaake. It spends most of its life far out at sea and comes ashore only to breed in noisy colonies.
How KITTIWAKE is used
Used by birdwatchers and in writing about coasts and seabirds.
- A kittiwake wheeled above the cliff face.
- Thousands of kittiwake pairs nest on the island.
- You can tell a kittiwake by its dark, dipped wing tips.
- The call of the kittiwake echoed along the shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KITTIWAKE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KITTIWAKE
1 longer words begin with KITTIWAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in KITTIWAKE
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Common questions about KITTIWAKE
- Is KITTIWAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KITTIWAKE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KITTIWAKE worth?
- KITTIWAKE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KITTIWAKE mean?
- A small, pale grey and white gull that nests on sea cliffs and has black wing tips.
- What letters can be added to KITTIWAKE?
- KITTIWAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of KITTIWAKE:
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