SKIDDY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SKIDDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIDDY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIDDY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIDDY
No single letter turns SKIDDY into another word.
How SKIDDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SKIDDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SKIDDY
- SKIDDY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKIDDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Likely to cause skidding, as a slippery road does.
Drivers call a road skiddy after rain, ice or loose gravel. The word is uncommon and is mostly met in weather reports and word lists. It points to the surface, not the driver.
How SKIDDY is used
Rare; used of roads and surfaces.
- The skiddy road made everyone drive slowly.
- Frost left the bridge dangerously skiddy.
- A skiddy patch of mud sent the cart sideways.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIDDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIDDY
Common questions about SKIDDY
- Is SKIDDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIDDY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIDDY worth?
- SKIDDY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIDDY mean?
- Likely to cause skidding, as a slippery road does.
- What letters can be added to SKIDDY?
- No single letter can be added to SKIDDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SKIDDY:
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