Is KELPIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KELPIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KELPIES mean?
Kelpies is a form of KELPY.
- noun
(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + E (1) + L (1) + P (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for KELPIES
KELPIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from KELPIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- keleps12
- kelpie12
- keeps11
- kelep11
- kelps11
- kepis11
- peeks11
- pekes11
- pikes11
- skelp11
- spike11
- selkie10
- keep10
- kelp10
- kepi10
- keps10
- kips10
- peek10
- peke10
- pike10
- skep10
- skip10
- keels9
- leeks9
- likes9
- sleek9
- kep9
- kip9
- ekes8
- elks8
- ilks8
- keel8
- leek8
- leke8
- leks8
- like8
- seek8
- sike8
- silk8
- skee8
- peels7
- peise7
- peles7
- piles7
- plies7
- sleep7
- slipe7
- speel7
- speil7
- spiel7
- spile7
- eek7
- eke7
- elk7
- ilk7
- kis7
- lek7
- ski7
- lipe6
- lips6
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