kite

NOUNVERB /kaɪt/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH K

kite is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does kite mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

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

2

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

3

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

BROADER
4

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

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Fly a kite.

“They kited the Red Dragon model”

BROADER
2

Get credit or money by using a bad check.

“The businessman kited millions of dollars”

BROADER
3

Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently.

“He kited many checks”

BROADER
4

Soar or fly like a kite.

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

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