SILKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SILKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILKEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILKEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
silkensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILKEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SILKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SILKEN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SILKEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Made of silk, or soft, smooth and glossy in the way silk is.
Silken is the old adjective formed from silk with the ending -en, the same ending found in wooden and golden. It can describe real cloth, such as a silken scarf, but writers more often use it for hair, voices and surfaces that feel smooth and gleam. It sounds more elevated than the plain adjective silky, so it suits poetry and descriptive prose.
How SILKEN is used
Literary; used for fabric, hair, voices or water that seems as smooth as silk.
- She tied a silken ribbon around the box.
- The cat had a silken coat that shone in the lamplight.
- He spoke in a silken voice that hid his anger.
- A silken rope hung from the tower window.
- The river slid past in a silken, unbroken sheet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILKEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILKEN
The 6 tiles of SILKEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SILKEN
3 longer words begin with SILKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in SILKEN
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Common questions about SILKEN
- Is SILKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILKEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILKEN worth?
- SILKEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILKEN mean?
- Made of silk, or soft, smooth and glossy in the way silk is.
- What letters can be added to SILKEN?
- SILKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILKEN:
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