SKIMMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SKIMMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIMMIA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIMMIA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIMMIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skimmiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKIMMIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKIMMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does SKIMMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An evergreen shrub from East Asia with glossy leaves, clusters of small white flowers and red berries.
Gardeners grow skimmia for its winter colour, because the buds and berries stay bright when little else is. It does well in shade and in pots. Male and female plants are separate, so berries appear only when both are present.
How SKIMMIA is used
Skimmia appears in gardening writing, usually about shady borders and winter containers.
- A skimmia in a pot by the door kept its red buds all winter.
- The nursery sold both male and female skimmia plants.
- Skimmia grows happily under a tree where grass will not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIMMIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIMMIA
1 longer words begin with SKIMMIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIMMIA
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Common questions about SKIMMIA
- Is SKIMMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIMMIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIMMIA worth?
- SKIMMIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIMMIA mean?
- An evergreen shrub from East Asia with glossy leaves, clusters of small white flowers and red berries.
- What letters can be added to SKIMMIA?
- SKIMMIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKIMMIA:
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