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Is kilter a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word kilter is a Scrabble US word. The word kilter is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is kilter a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word kilter is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

K5I1L1T1E1R1

Is kilter a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word kilter is a Words With Friends word. The word kilter is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

KILTER,KIRTLE,

5-letter words (7 found)

KITER,LIKER,LITER,LITRE,RELIT,TILER,TRIKE,

4-letter words (23 found)

KEIR,KELT,KIER,KILT,KITE,LEIR,LIER,LIKE,LIRE,LIRK,LITE,REIK,RIEL,RILE,RITE,TEIL,TIER,TIKE,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TREK,TRIE,

3-letter words (23 found)

EIK,ELK,ELT,ERK,IKE,ILK,IRE,IRK,KET,KIR,KIT,LEI,LEK,LET,LIE,LIT,REI,RET,RIT,TEL,TIE,TIK,TIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

EL,ER,ET,IT,KI,LI,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 65 words from kilter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of kilter

kilter

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪltə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɪltɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪltə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: kilt‧er

Etymology 1

A variant of dialectal kelter (“good condition, order”), of unknown origin; possibly related to kilt (“to gather up (skirts) around the body”) (cognate with Danish kilte (“to tuck”)), or Scots kilt (“proper way of doing something, knack”) (probably from kilt (“a slope; a tilt”), possibly a variant of English tilt). In the 19th century, kelter was the more common form in the United Kingdom, while kilter was more common in the United States. Due to the influence of the latter, kilter is now the more prevalent form in all English varieties.

Noun

kilter (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle. [from 17th c.]
Alternative forms
  • kelter (archaic)
Derived terms
  • off-kilter
  • out of kilter
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Etymology 2

Probably a variant of dialectal kelter (“odds and ends; litter, rubbish”); further etymology unknown.

Noun

kilter (plural kilters)

  1. (card games, chiefly poker) A hand of playing cards which is useless.
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References

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kilter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • kirtle

Source: wiktionary.org