SISKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SISKIN 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 SISKIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SISKIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SISKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
siskinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SISKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SISKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does SISKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small yellow-green finch of Europe and Asia with a streaked back and a forked tail.
The siskin is a lively little songbird that feeds in flocks, often hanging upside down on the cones of alder and birch. Males show a black cap and a yellow breast, and in winter the birds visit garden feeders. Its name came into English through Dutch, and keepers once caged it as a pet for its sweet twittering song.
How SISKIN is used
A bird name; also appears in compounds such as pine siskin for a North American relative.
- A siskin clung to the alder cone and picked at the seeds.
- The garden feeder drew a flock of siskin every February.
- We saw a siskin with a bright yellow breast.
- The siskin sang from the top of the birch.
- Bird books show the siskin as smaller than a greenfinch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SISKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SISKIN
1 longer words begin with SISKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SISKIN
Common questions about SISKIN
- Is SISKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SISKIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SISKIN worth?
- SISKIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SISKIN mean?
- A small yellow-green finch of Europe and Asia with a streaked back and a forked tail.
- What letters can be added to SISKIN?
- SISKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SISKIN:
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