Is KILOCALORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KILOCALORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KILOCALORIES mean?
Kilocalories is a form of KILOCALORIE.
- noun
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 KILOCALORIES
KILOCALORIES 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 KILOCALORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kilocalorie17
- airlocks14
- earlocks14
- oarlocks14
- rollicks14
- sicklier14
- airlock13
- airsick13
- arkosic13
- calkers13
- cookers13
- cookies13
- earlock13
- lackers13
- lickers13
- lockers13
- oarlock13
- recooks13
- relocks13
- rollick13
- saclike13
- slacker13
- slicker13
- cakier12
- calker12
- clerks12
- cloaks12
- cooker12
- cookie12
- crakes12
- creaks12
- croaks12
- crooks12
- ickers12
- ickier12
- lacker12
- licker12
- locker12
- ockers12
- rackle12
- recook12
- relock12
- sacker12
- screak12
- sicker12
- sickie12
- sickle12
- rocailles11
- airlike11
- killers11
- killies11
- lookers11
- oarlike11
- relooks11
- rookies11
- silkier11
- cakes11
- calks11
- carks11
- clerk11
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