KYLIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. KYLIE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KYLIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYLIE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYLIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kyliesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KYLIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KYLIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about KYLIE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KYLIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An Aboriginal Australian throwing stick that does not return, used generally for a boomerang.
A kylie is heavier and flatter than the curved toy sold to tourists, and it was thrown to bring down game rather than to circle back to the thrower. The word came into English from an Aboriginal language of Western Australia and is now used loosely for boomerangs of any kind.
How KYLIE is used
Countable: a kylie, two kylies. Chiefly Australian; not the given name spelled the same way.
- A kylie is built to hit its target rather than circle back.
- The word kylie names any boomerang in general Australian use.
- Hunters threw the kylie low and flat at running game.
- A kylie carved in Western Australia is heavier than the tourist kind.
- The name kylie for a boomerang came from an Aboriginal language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYLIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KYLIE
The 5 tiles of KYLIE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KYLIE
1 longer words begin with KYLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in KYLIE
Common questions about KYLIE
- Is KYLIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KYLIE is not in it.
- How many points is KYLIE worth?
- KYLIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYLIE mean?
- An Aboriginal Australian throwing stick that does not return, used generally for a boomerang.
- What letters can be added to KYLIE?
- KYLIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KYLIE:
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