SCULLION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCULLION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCULLION?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCULLION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCULLION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scullionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCULLION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCULLION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCULLION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCULLION mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A low-ranking household servant given the dirtiest kitchen chores, such as scouring pots.
In great houses of earlier centuries a scullion sat at the bottom of the kitchen hierarchy, below the cooks. The word also turned into a mild insult for any worthless person.
How SCULLION is used
Scullion turns up in historical fiction and in descriptions of old-style kitchens.
- The scullion scrubbed the copper pans until dawn.
- Once only a scullion, she rose to become head cook.
- A young scullion carried water in from the well.
- Shakespeare used scullion as a term of contempt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCULLION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCULLION
The 8 tiles of SCULLION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCULLION
1 longer words begin with SCULLION.
Shorter words from the letters in SCULLION
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Common questions about SCULLION
- Is SCULLION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCULLION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCULLION worth?
- SCULLION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCULLION mean?
- A low-ranking household servant given the dirtiest kitchen chores, such as scouring pots.
- What letters can be added to SCULLION?
- SCULLION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCULLION:
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