SKINCARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. SKINCARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SKINCARE?

Word power: 44 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SKINCARE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SKINCARE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SKINCARE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SKINCARE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKINCARE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SKINCARE

• All 8 letters of SKINCARE are different — nothing repeats.

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

Anagrams of SKINCARE

The 8 tiles of SKINCARE in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with SKINCARE

1 longer words begin with SKINCARE.

Shorter words from the letters in SKINCARE

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Common questions about SKINCARE

Is SKINCARE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKINCARE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SKINCARE worth?

SKINCARE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SKINCARE?

SKINCARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.