SKELP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SKELP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKELP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKELP is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKELP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skelpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKELP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKELP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about SKELP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKELP mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To strike or slap someone or something smartly, especially with the open hand.
A parent might skelp a child's hand away from danger, or a wave might skelp against a harbour wall, the word covering any sharp, stinging blow rather than a specific target. It is common in Scottish and northern English speech and survives mainly in that regional tradition rather than in standard written English. As a noun, a skelp is the blow itself or the sound it makes.
How SKELP is used
Chiefly Scottish and northern English; used both as a verb for the action and as a noun for the blow.
- His granny threatened to skelp him if he kept cheeking her.
- Waves would skelp against the harbour wall in the storm.
- She gave the door a skelp with the flat of her hand.
- The coach told him not to skelp the ball so hard in practice.
- A skelp on the ear stopped the argument at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKELP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKELP
The 5 tiles of SKELP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SKELP
5 longer words begin with SKELP.
Shorter words from the letters in SKELP
Common questions about SKELP
- Is SKELP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKELP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKELP worth?
- SKELP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKELP mean?
- To strike or slap someone or something smartly, especially with the open hand.
- What letters can be added to SKELP?
- SKELP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKELP:
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