SKEG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SKEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEG?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKEG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SKEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does SKEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A fin projecting from the bottom of a hull.
A skeg keeps a boat tracking straight and protects the rudder from grounding. Surfboards borrowed both the part and the word in the twentieth century.
How SKEG is used
Countable: a skeg, two skegs.
- The skeg took the impact and the rudder survived.
- The word skeg is nautical and old.
- Two skegs give more grip and less speed.
- Surfboards borrowed the skeg from boats.
- A skeg keeps the hull tracking straight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKEG
The 4 tiles of SKEG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SKEG
5 longer words begin with SKEG.
Words ending in SKEG
2 words end in SKEG. Useful as a back hook: play SKEG onto a word already on the board.
Words with SKEG inside
2 words contain SKEG in the middle. Words that start with SKEG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEG
Common questions about SKEG
- Is SKEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEG worth?
- SKEG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEG mean?
- A fin projecting from the bottom of a hull.
- What letters can be added to SKEG?
- SKEG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SKEG:
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