SKATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SKATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKATE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKATE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SKATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boot fitted with a blade or a set of wheels, worn to glide smoothly across ice or a hard surface.
Early ice skates were carved from animal bone and strapped to ordinary shoes long before the steel-bladed version familiar today was developed. The same word also names a broad, flat-bodied fish related to the ray, a completely separate meaning that survives alongside the sporting one. In everyday speech skate doubles as a verb, so a person can put on a skate and then skate across a frozen pond.
How SKATE is used
Common in everyday speech about ice rinks, ponds, and roller sports, and in British informal use in the phrase get your skates on, meaning hurry up.
- One blade on her skate had come loose before the race.
- He laced up his skate and stepped carefully onto the ice.
- The shop repaired a cracked wheel on the roller skate.
- She kept a spare skate in her bag in case a strap snapped.
- A worn skate can throw off a figure skater's balance mid-spin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKATE
The 5 tiles of SKATE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SKATE
15 longer words begin with SKATE.
Words ending in SKATE
6 words end in SKATE. Useful as a back hook: play SKATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SKATE inside
10 words contain SKATE in the middle. Words that start with SKATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKATE
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Common questions about SKATE
- Is SKATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKATE worth?
- SKATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKATE mean?
- A boot fitted with a blade or a set of wheels, worn to glide smoothly across ice or a hard surface.
- What letters can be added to SKATE?
- SKATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKATE:
Open SKATE in the Word Finder