SKEP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SKEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEP?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEP is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKEP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SKEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What stands out about SKEP
- The same 4 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 SKEP mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A beehive made of coiled straw.
A skep has no frames, so taking the honey once meant destroying the colony, which is exactly why frames replaced it. Keeping bees in one is now illegal in some countries for disease reasons.
How SKEP is used
Countable: a skep, two skeps.
- A skep has no frames and cannot be inspected.
- The word skep is Old Norse for a basket.
- Taking honey from a skep once killed the colony.
- Two skeps on a bench under a hedge.
- Keeping bees in a skep is now illegal in places.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKEP
The 4 tiles of SKEP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SKEP
15 longer words begin with SKEP.
Words ending in SKEP
1 words end in SKEP. Useful as a back hook: play SKEP onto a word already on the board.
Words with SKEP inside
4 words contain SKEP in the middle. Words that start with SKEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEP
Common questions about SKEP
- Is SKEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEP worth?
- SKEP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEP mean?
- A beehive made of coiled straw.
- What letters can be added to SKEP?
- SKEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SKEP:
Open SKEP in the Word Finder