SKEPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SKEPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEPTIC?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEPTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skepticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKEPTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKEPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SKEPTIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A person who doubts or questions ideas that most people accept.
A skeptic asks for evidence before agreeing, whether the claim is scientific, political or religious. In philosophy the term has a stricter sense, naming thinkers who deny that certain knowledge is possible. The spelling skeptic is the usual American form.
How SKEPTIC is used
Skeptic is the American spelling and appears in news, science writing and everyday argument.
- A skeptic would want to see the data before accepting the claim.
- He remained a skeptic even after the demonstration.
- The committee included one skeptic who questioned every forecast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEPTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKEPTIC
The 7 tiles of SKEPTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SKEPTIC
7 longer words begin with SKEPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEPTIC
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Common questions about SKEPTIC
- Is SKEPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEPTIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEPTIC worth?
- SKEPTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEPTIC mean?
- A person who doubts or questions ideas that most people accept.
- What letters can be added to SKEPTIC?
- SKEPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKEPTIC:
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