SILKENING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SILKENING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SILKENING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILKENING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILKENING
No single letter turns SILKENING into another word.
How SILKENING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SILKENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SILKENING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SILKENING mean in Scrabble?
SILKENING is the -ing form (present participle) of SILKEN.
SILKEN(adjective) — Made of silk, or soft, smooth and glossy in the way silk is.
Shorter words from the letters in SILKENING
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Common questions about SILKENING
- Is SILKENING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SILKENING is not in it.
- How many points is SILKENING worth?
- SILKENING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SILKENING?
- No single letter can be added to SILKENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SILKENING:
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