KLUDGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KLUDGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KLUDGEY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KLUDGEY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KLUDGEY
No single letter turns KLUDGEY into another word.
How KLUDGEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KLUDGEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does KLUDGEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Clumsily or awkwardly put together from mismatched parts, though working after a fashion.
Programmers and engineers call a fix kludgey when it does the job but looks ugly and may break later. The word carries a touch of grudging admiration, because a kludgey patch is often a clever rescue under time pressure.
How KLUDGEY is used
You will hear kludgey in software and hardware circles for a messy but functional solution.
- The kludgey script worked, but nobody dared touch it.
- We built a kludgey adapter out of spare cables.
- It was a kludgey design, patched over many years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KLUDGEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KLUDGEY
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Common questions about KLUDGEY
- Is KLUDGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KLUDGEY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KLUDGEY worth?
- KLUDGEY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KLUDGEY mean?
- Clumsily or awkwardly put together from mismatched parts, though working after a fashion.
- What letters can be added to KLUDGEY?
- No single letter can be added to KLUDGEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KLUDGEY:
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