KYLIX is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. KYLIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KYLIX?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYLIX is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYLIX
No single letter turns KYLIX into another word.
How KYLIX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KYLIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What stands out about KYLIX
- KYLIX scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KYLIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A shallow, two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
A kylix has a wide, flat bowl on a tall stem. This shape let painters decorate the inside, so a drinker only saw the picture once the wine was finished.
How KYLIX is used
Used chiefly in discussions of ancient Greek pottery and archaeology.
- The museum displayed a painted kylix from the fifth century BC.
- Archaeologists found fragments of a kylix near the temple ruins.
- The kylix showed a scene of athletes at the games.
- Guests at the symposium passed the kylix from hand to hand.
- A cracked kylix was carefully restored by the conservation team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYLIX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KYLIX
1 longer words begin with KYLIX.
Shorter words from the letters in KYLIX
Common questions about KYLIX
- Is KYLIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KYLIX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KYLIX worth?
- KYLIX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYLIX mean?
- A shallow, two-handled cup used for drinking wine in ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to KYLIX?
- No single letter can be added to KYLIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KYLIX:
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