Is SKIMS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIMS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SKIMS worth?

SKIMS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SKIMS?

No single letter can be added to SKIMS to make another word.

SKIMS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. SKIMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

s1k5i1m3s1

PlayableSKIMS · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

0hooks available

1 in 697,107odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SKIMS?

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: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful SKIMS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SKIMS

No single letter turns SKIMS into another word.

How SKIMS scores

Scrabble s1k5i1m3s1 11

Words with Friends s1k5i1m4s1 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in SKIMS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
k	1	1
i	1	9
m	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.

What stands out about SKIMS

SKIMS begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in SKIMS

skim10 kiss8 skis8 isms6 miss6 sims6 kis7 sik7 ski7 ism5 mis5 sim5 sis3 ki6 mi4 is2 si2

Common questions about SKIMS

Is SKIMS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIMS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SKIMS worth?: SKIMS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SKIMS?: No single letter can be added to SKIMS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKIMS:

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