SKEWBALD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SKEWBALD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKEWBALD?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKEWBALD is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKEWBALD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skewbaldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKEWBALD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SKEWBALD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKEWBALD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SKEWBALD
- All 8 letters of SKEWBALD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKEWBALD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marked with irregular patches of white and another colour that is not black.
Horse owners separate skewbald from piebald, which is white with black. A skewbald coat is usually white with brown, chestnut or bay patches.
How SKEWBALD is used
Used for horses and ponies, and occasionally for other animals; also a noun for such a horse.
- A skewbald pony grazed beside the fence.
- The skewbald mare had a brown patch over one eye.
- He bought a skewbald horse at the fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKEWBALD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKEWBALD
1 longer words begin with SKEWBALD.
Shorter words from the letters in SKEWBALD
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Common questions about SKEWBALD
- Is SKEWBALD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKEWBALD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKEWBALD worth?
- SKEWBALD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKEWBALD mean?
- Marked with irregular patches of white and another colour that is not black.
- What letters can be added to SKEWBALD?
- SKEWBALD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SKEWBALD:
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