SKIFFLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SKIFFLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIFFLE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIFFLE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIFFLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKIFFLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKIFFLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does SKIFFLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A lively style of folk-flavoured popular music played by a small group, often on homemade or improvised instruments.
Skiffle is remembered as the do-it-yourself sound of 1950s Britain, when a washboard and a tea-chest bass were enough to start a band. Many later rock musicians took their first steps in a skiffle group.
How SKIFFLE is used
Skiffle names both the music and, loosely, the group that plays it, and it is usually used in a historical or musical context.
- The boys formed a skiffle group in the garage.
- Skiffle needed little more than a guitar and a washboard.
- He still plays old skiffle numbers at the village hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIFFLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIFFLE
3 longer words begin with SKIFFLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIFFLE
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Common questions about SKIFFLE
- Is SKIFFLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIFFLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIFFLE worth?
- SKIFFLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIFFLE mean?
- A lively style of folk-flavoured popular music played by a small group, often on homemade or improvised instruments.
- What letters can be added to SKIFFLE?
- SKIFFLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKIFFLE:
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