SKIDPAD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SKIDPAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIDPAD?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIDPAD is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIDPAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skidpadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKIDPAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKIDPAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does SKIDPAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flat, slippery area of road surface where drivers practise controlling a skidding vehicle.
Driving schools and test tracks build a skidpad so that cars can be pushed to the limit of grip without danger to traffic. Car magazines also use the skidpad to measure how much sideways force a car can take in a circle. The result is a number that buyers compare.
How SKIDPAD is used
Skidpad is used in driver training and in car testing, usually for a wet or polished circular surface.
- The instructor flooded the skidpad before the morning class.
- Our new coupe held more than one g on the skidpad.
- Learning to steer out of a slide is easier on a skidpad than on a public road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIDPAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIDPAD
1 longer words begin with SKIDPAD.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIDPAD
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Common questions about SKIDPAD
- Is SKIDPAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIDPAD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIDPAD worth?
- SKIDPAD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIDPAD mean?
- A flat, slippery area of road surface where drivers practise controlling a skidding vehicle.
- What letters can be added to SKIDPAD?
- SKIDPAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKIDPAD:
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