SKIM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SKIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIM is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SKIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does SKIM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove floating matter from a liquid.
Skimming a stone and skimming a page both come from the idea of touching a surface lightly. The financial sense, taking a small amount repeatedly, is nineteenth-century American.
How SKIM is used
Skimmed, skimming. Also skim through a text.
- She skimmed the report and missed the only figure that mattered.
- The word skim covers a stone and a page alike.
- They skimmed the fat off before it set.
- Skimming a till is nineteenth-century American.
- Two skimmed passes over the same water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIM
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with SKIM.
Words with SKIM inside
1 words contain SKIM in the middle. Words that start with SKIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIM
Common questions about SKIM
- Is SKIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIM worth?
- SKIM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIM mean?
- To remove floating matter from a liquid.
- What letters can be added to SKIM?
- SKIM takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SKIM:
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