Definition of kettles

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • kettles is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • kettles is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • kettles is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of kettles


  • a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. kettledrum
    2. timpani
    3. tympani
    4. tympanum
  • the quantity a kettle will hold (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. kettleful
  • a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. boiler
  • (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. kettle hole

See definition of kettles in Merriam Webster