SELKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SELKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELKIE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELKIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
selkiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SELKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does SELKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A creature of Scottish and Irish folklore that is a seal in the water but takes human form on land.
In the old tales a selkie sheds its sealskin to walk ashore, and a man who hides the skin can keep it as a wife until she finds it again and returns to the sea. The stories are told around Orkney and Shetland, and they carry a mood of longing for two worlds. The word is a diminutive of the Scots word for seal.
How SELKIE is used
Folklore term; the same being is sometimes spelled silkie.
- The fisherman hid the coat of a selkie in the rafters.
- Every islander knew a story about a selkie.
- The songs tell of a selkie who longed for the waves.
- A selkie came ashore under the moon to dance.
- The author retells the selkie legend for children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELKIE
1 longer words begin with SELKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SELKIE
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Common questions about SELKIE
- Is SELKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELKIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELKIE worth?
- SELKIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELKIE mean?
- A creature of Scottish and Irish folklore that is a seal in the water but takes human form on land.
- What letters can be added to SELKIE?
- SELKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SELKIE:
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