SKEEVY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SKEEVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEEVY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEEVY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEEVY
No single letter turns SKEEVY into another word.
How SKEEVY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SKEEVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,129 thousand.
What does SKEEVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slangNorth American
Unpleasantly dirty or distasteful, giving a feeling of disgust.
Something skeevy makes you want to wash your hands, from a grimy motel room to a person who seems untrustworthy. The word is American slang and carries a stronger sense of unease than plain dirty.
How SKEEVY is used
Casual American usage for places, people and behaviour.
- We stayed in a skeevy motel near the highway.
- There was something skeevy about his offer.
- The skeevy alley behind the bar smelled terrible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEEVY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEEVY
Common questions about SKEEVY
- Is SKEEVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEEVY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEEVY worth?
- SKEEVY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEEVY mean?
- Unpleasantly dirty or distasteful, giving a feeling of disgust.
- What letters can be added to SKEEVY?
- No single letter can be added to SKEEVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SKEEVY:
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