SKINFLINT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SKINFLINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKINFLINT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKINFLINT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKINFLINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKINFLINT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SKINFLINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKINFLINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SKINFLINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mean person who hates spending money and gives as little as possible.
The image behind skinflint is of someone so stingy they would try to take the skin off a piece of flint to save a penny. It is harsher than saying someone is careful with money. Stories about misers, such as Scrooge, are full of every kind of skinflint.
How SKINFLINT is used
A scornful, slightly old-fashioned insult for a very stingy person.
- The old skinflint refused to heat his house in winter.
- Nobody wanted to work for such a skinflint.
- She called her uncle a skinflint after he billed her for the biscuits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKINFLINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKINFLINT
4 longer words begin with SKINFLINT.
Shorter words from the letters in SKINFLINT
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Common questions about SKINFLINT
- Is SKINFLINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKINFLINT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKINFLINT worth?
- SKINFLINT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKINFLINT mean?
- A mean person who hates spending money and gives as little as possible.
- What letters can be added to SKINFLINT?
- SKINFLINT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SKINFLINT:
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