SKED is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SKED 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 SKED?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKED is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about SKED
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 SKED mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A schedule — the short form.
Sked is used chiefly in broadcasting and in amateur radio, where a fixed contact time is arranged in advance. Outside those two worlds the clipping is almost unknown.
How SKED is used
Countable: a sked, two skeds. Informal.
- A sked at eight every evening on the same frequency.
- The word sked is short for schedule.
- Broadcasting and amateur radio both use sked.
- Two skeds a week was the arrangement.
- Outside those fields sked is unknown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKED
The 4 tiles of SKED in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SKED
9 longer words begin with SKED.
Words ending in SKED
Showing 24 of 39 words that end in SKED. Useful as a back hook: play SKED onto a word already on the board.
Words with SKED inside
1 words contain SKED in the middle. Words that start with SKED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKED
Common questions about SKED
- Is SKED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKED, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKED worth?
- SKED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKED mean?
- A schedule — the short form.
- What letters can be added to SKED?
- SKED takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SKED:
Open SKED in the Word Finder