SKELLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SKELLY 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SKELLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKELLY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKELLY
No single letter turns SKELLY into another word.
How SKELLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SKELLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about SKELLY
- SKELLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SKELLY
1 longer words begin with SKELLY.
Shorter words from the letters in SKELLY
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Common questions about SKELLY
- Is SKELLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKELLY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKELLY worth?
- SKELLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SKELLY?
- No single letter can be added to SKELLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SKELLY:
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