SCULL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SCULL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCULL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCULL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCULL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCULL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCULL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does SCULL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A single long oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it, or one of a pair of short oars used one in each hand by a rower.
To scull a boat with a single oar, the rower stands at the stern and moves the blade in a continuous figure-of-eight motion, which pushes the boat forward without ever lifting the oar from the water, a technique that takes real skill to master smoothly. In competitive rowing, sculling instead means using two shorter oars, one held in each hand, as opposed to sweep rowing, where each rower pulls a single long oar with both hands, and a boat built for this style is itself called a scull. As a verb, to scull means to propel a boat using either of these techniques, and the word can describe the action of the rower or the boat's smooth, snaking path through the water. Small racing sculls are built extremely light and narrow, designed for speed rather than stability, which is why beginners often struggle to keep one balanced.
How SCULL is used
A nautical and rowing term, standard in the vocabulary of rowers and boat builders rather than in general speech.
- He worked the scull steadily to move the small boat along the canal.
- The twins raced each other in matching single sculls.
- She learned to scull a dinghy before she ever rowed with a partner.
- A well-balanced scull barely disturbs the water's surface.
- The coach corrected his grip on the scull before the next stroke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCULL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCULL
The 5 tiles of SCULL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCULL
12 longer words begin with SCULL.
Shorter words from the letters in SCULL
Common questions about SCULL
- Is SCULL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCULL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCULL worth?
- SCULL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCULL mean?
- A single long oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it, or one of a pair of short oars used one in each hand by a rower.
- What letters can be added to SCULL?
- SCULL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCULL:
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