KITTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KITTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KITTLE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KITTLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KITTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KITTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KITTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.
What does KITTLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Ticklish, touchy or hard to handle, said of a person, a task or a situation that needs care.
In Scots speech a kittle problem is one that can go wrong at the slightest mishandling, and a kittle horse is easily startled. The word also works as a verb meaning to tickle or to puzzle, and in some dialects it can mean to give birth to kittens. Robert Burns and other Scottish writers used it freely, which has kept it alive in literary English as well.
How KITTLE is used
Scots and northern dialect; used in literary or deliberately regional writing.
- It was a kittle business to cross the bog in the dark.
- The old nag grew kittle whenever thunder rolled.
- A kittle matter like this needs a gentle hand.
- He is kittle about his name and takes offence easily.
- Poets in Scotland have long called a tricky task kittle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KITTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KITTLE
The 6 tiles of KITTLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KITTLE
4 longer words begin with KITTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in KITTLE
Common questions about KITTLE
- Is KITTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KITTLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KITTLE worth?
- KITTLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KITTLE mean?
- Ticklish, touchy or hard to handle, said of a person, a task or a situation that needs care.
- What letters can be added to KITTLE?
- KITTLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KITTLE:
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