Kelpie
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
In Scottish folklore, a malevolent shape-shifting water spirit that takes the form of a horse and lures unsuspecting riders to drown them.
“The old storyteller warned the children never to mount an unknown horse by the loch, for it might be a kelpie.”
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kel·pie
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K-E-L-P-I-E has three vowels E-I-E, the -PIE ending is accessible once you identify the start
Scrabble
K worth 5, KELPIE uses common mid-value tiles and is a well-known enough term to recall in play
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