SKEPSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SKEPSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEPSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEPSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEPSIS
No single letter turns SKEPSIS into another word.
How SKEPSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKEPSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What stands out about SKEPSIS
- SKEPSIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKEPSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Philosophical doubt; a sceptical attitude.
Skepsis comes from Greek and appears in philosophy for a habit of questioning claims. It is the root of skeptic and skepticism but is far rarer than either.
How SKEPSIS is used
Skepsis is a learned, rare word.
- The essay defends a mild skepsis about proof.
- His skepsis grew with each new promise.
- Greek thinkers made skepsis a school of thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEPSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKEPSIS
1 longer words begin with SKEPSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEPSIS
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Common questions about SKEPSIS
- Is SKEPSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEPSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEPSIS worth?
- SKEPSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEPSIS mean?
- Philosophical doubt; a sceptical attitude.
- What letters can be added to SKEPSIS?
- No single letter can be added to SKEPSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKEPSIS:
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