SKEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SKEIN 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 SKEIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEIN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skeinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKEIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does SKEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loosely coiled and wound length of yarn or thread, typically sold ready for knitting or weaving.
A skein is wound in a long, twisted loop rather than a tight ball, which lets a knitter pull the thread free without it tangling. Before winding it into a compact ball for use, many knitters first untwist a whole skein and rewind it by hand or with a small machine. The same word also describes a flock of wild geese flying together in a curving line, a striking secondary meaning that has nothing to do with textiles.
How SKEIN is used
Common in craft and knitting contexts, and occasionally seen in nature writing about migrating geese.
- She bought three colors of wool, each in a separate skein.
- A tangled skein took him nearly an hour to sort out.
- The pattern called for exactly one skein of chunky yarn.
- A skein of geese crossed the autumn sky in a long curve.
- He wound the skein into a neat ball before starting the scarf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKEIN
The 5 tiles of SKEIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SKEIN
3 longer words begin with SKEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEIN
Common questions about SKEIN
- Is SKEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEIN worth?
- SKEIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEIN mean?
- A loosely coiled and wound length of yarn or thread, typically sold ready for knitting or weaving.
- What letters can be added to SKEIN?
- SKEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKEIN:
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