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Kites

k 5i 1t 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of kite

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does kites mean?

noun

  1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

  2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

  3. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

  4. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

verb

  1. increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

    “He kited many checks”

  2. get credit or money by using a bad check

    “The businessman kited millions of dollars”

  3. soar or fly like a kite

    “The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”

  4. fly a kite

    “Kids were kiting in the park”

Definitions shown for kite, the base form of kites.

Is KITES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is KITES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
k 5i 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
k 5i 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
k 5i 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
k 6i 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in KITES

Anagrams 2

skitetikes

Hooks for KITES

Add one letter to the front or back of KITES to make another word.

Front hooks

skites

Back hooks

None

Words that end like KITES

Common words that share the ending -ITES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bitessiteswritesciteswhitesmitesritessmitesspitesinvitesunitesexcitesrewritessatelliteselitesignitesincitespetitesrecitesrespitesreunitestermitesappetitesdynamites
All words ending in -ITES

Kites: quick answers

Is KITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. KITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is KITES worth?
KITES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does kites mean?
kites is the plural and third-person singular form of kite, which means “a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in KITES?
You can make 39 shorter words from KITES, such as EIKS, KEST, KETS, KIST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of KITES?
KITES rearranges into SKITE, TIKES.