SKIMMING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SKIMMING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIMMING?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIMMING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIMMING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skimmingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKIMMING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SKIMMING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKIMMING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SKIMMING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of removing the top layer from a liquid, or of gliding quickly over a surface.
In cooking, skimming clears fat or foam from the top of a stock. The word also names reading quickly for the main idea, and the crime of secretly copying details from a payment card.
How SKIMMING is used
Skimming covers several things, from kitchen work and speed reading to card fraud.
- Skimming the fat off the soup took only a minute.
- Skimming through the report saved her an hour.
- The bank warned customers about card skimming at cash machines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIMMING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIMMING
4 longer words begin with SKIMMING.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIMMING
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Common questions about SKIMMING
- Is SKIMMING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIMMING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIMMING worth?
- SKIMMING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIMMING mean?
- The act of removing the top layer from a liquid, or of gliding quickly over a surface.
- What letters can be added to SKIMMING?
- SKIMMING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SKIMMING:
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