SKELUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SKELUMS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SKELUMS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKELUMS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKELUMS
No single letter turns SKELUMS into another word.
How SKELUMS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKELUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What stands out about SKELUMS
- SKELUMS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SKELUMS
The 7 tiles of SKELUMS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SKELUMS
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Common questions about SKELUMS
- Is SKELUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SKELUMS is not in it.
- How many points is SKELUMS worth?
- SKELUMS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SKELUMS?
- No single letter can be added to SKELUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKELUMS:
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