SKELLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. SKELLIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SKELLIES?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SKELLIES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SKELLIES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SKELLIES scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SKELLIES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKELLIES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SKELLIES

• SKELLIES begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SKELLIES

1 longer words begin with SKELLIES.

Shorter words from the letters in SKELLIES

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Common questions about SKELLIES

Is SKELLIES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKELLIES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SKELLIES worth?

SKELLIES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SKELLIES?

SKELLIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.