LIMEKILN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LIMEKILN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMEKILN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMEKILN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMEKILN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
limekilnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMEKILN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIMEKILN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIMEKILN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIMEKILN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A kiln in which limestone or shells are burned to make quicklime.
Old farms and coastal villages often had a limekiln, because quicklime was needed for mortar and for sweetening acid soil. The ruined stone stack of one still stands in many countryside spots.
How LIMEKILN is used
Used for the building itself, often as a historical site.
- The footpath passes an old limekiln in the woods.
- Fires in the limekiln burned for days.
- Farmers carted burnt lime from the limekiln to their fields.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMEKILN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMEKILN
1 longer words begin with LIMEKILN.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMEKILN
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Common questions about LIMEKILN
- Is LIMEKILN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMEKILN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMEKILN worth?
- LIMEKILN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMEKILN mean?
- A kiln in which limestone or shells are burned to make quicklime.
- What letters can be added to LIMEKILN?
- LIMEKILN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIMEKILN:
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