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Is kinesis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word kinesis is a Scrabble US word. The word kinesis is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

K5I1N1E1S1I1S1

Is kinesis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word kinesis is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

K5I1N1E1S1I1S1

Is kinesis a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word kinesis is a Words With Friends word. The word kinesis is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

K5I1N2E1S1I1S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

KINESIS,

6-letter words (4 found)

NISEIS,SEISIN,SISKIN,SKEINS,

5-letter words (14 found)

ISSEI,KINES,NISEI,NISSE,SENSI,SIENS,SIKES,SINES,SINKS,SKEIN,SKENS,SKIES,SKINS,SNIES,

4-letter words (22 found)

EIKS,INKS,KENS,KINE,KINS,KISS,NEKS,NESS,NIES,NISI,SEIK,SEIS,SENS,SIEN,SIES,SIKE,SINE,SINK,SINS,SKEN,SKIN,SKIS,

3-letter words (18 found)

EIK,ENS,ESS,IKE,INK,INS,KEN,KIN,KIS,NEK,NIE,NIS,SEI,SEN,SIK,SIN,SIS,SKI,

2-letter words (7 found)

EN,ES,IN,IS,KI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 67 words from kinesis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of kinesis

kinesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkəˈniːsɪs/
  • Rhymes: -iːsɪs

Noun

kinesis (usually uncountable, plural kineses)

  1. (biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
  2. (physics) Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  3. (philosophy) The force driving life forward.

Usage notes

  • Unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate — that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity — depends on the intensity of the stimulation.

Derived terms

  • -kinesis

Related terms

  • kinetic
  • cinema

Translations

Anagrams

  • Sinkies

Source: wiktionary.org