SKENS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. SKENS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SKENS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKENS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKENS
No single letter turns SKENS into another word.
How SKENS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about SKENS
- SKENS 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 ending in SKENS
3 words end in SKENS. Useful as a back hook: play SKENS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SKENS
Common questions about SKENS
- Is SKENS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SKENS is not in it.
- How many points is SKENS worth?
- SKENS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SKENS?
- No single letter can be added to SKENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKENS:
Open SKENS in the Word Finder