SKINK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SKINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKINK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKINK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKINK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SKINK needs 1 blank tile.
What does SKINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A type of lizard with a smooth, shiny body, small or absent legs, and a long tapering tail.
Skinks form one of the largest lizard families, found across warm regions of the world, and many species can be recognised by their smooth, overlapping scales that give the skin a glossy appearance. Some skinks have reduced limbs and move with a snake-like wriggle through leaf litter or sand rather than by running on four legs. A skink can also shed part of its tail when caught by a predator, later regrowing a shorter replacement.
How SKINK is used
A zoological term used to name a large family of lizards, common in nature writing and field guides.
- A blue-tongued skink basked on the warm rock.
- The garden was home to a small skink that lived under the shed.
- Unlike most lizards, a skink often has short or missing legs.
- The field guide listed six species of skink in the region.
- She watched the skink dart under a pile of dry leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKINK
The 5 tiles of SKINK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SKINK
5 longer words begin with SKINK.
Words with SKINK inside
2 words contain SKINK in the middle. Words that start with SKINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SKINK
Common questions about SKINK
- Is SKINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKINK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKINK worth?
- SKINK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKINK mean?
- A type of lizard with a smooth, shiny body, small or absent legs, and a long tapering tail.
- What letters can be added to SKINK?
- SKINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKINK:
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