KYLOE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. KYLOE 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept KYLOE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYLOE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYLOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kyloesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KYLOE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KYLOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does KYLOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A small shaggy-haired breed of Highland cattle from Scotland.
A kyloe carries long curved horns and a heavy coat built for wet, windy grazing on poor hill ground, and the breed is what most people picture when they hear the words Highland cattle. The name comes from Gaelic and once named cattle driven along the kyles, the narrow coastal channels of the west, before it settled on the breed itself.
How KYLOE is used
Countable: a kyloe, two kyloes. Scots.
- A kyloe survives weather that would finish a lowland breed.
- The word kyloe once named cattle driven along the coastal kyles.
- Long horns and a shaggy coat mark out the kyloe at a glance.
- Tourists photograph the kyloe more than any other Highland animal.
- A kyloe grazes hill ground too poor for most other cattle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYLOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KYLOE
The 5 tiles of KYLOE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KYLOE
1 longer words begin with KYLOE.
Shorter words from the letters in KYLOE
Common questions about KYLOE
- Is KYLOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KYLOE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KYLOE worth?
- KYLOE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYLOE mean?
- A small shaggy-haired breed of Highland cattle from Scotland.
- What letters can be added to KYLOE?
- KYLOE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KYLOE:
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