SKINNINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SKINNINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKINNINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKINNINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKINNINESS
No single letter turns SKINNINESS into another word.
How SKINNINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SKINNINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SKINNINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SKINNINESS
- SKINNINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKINNINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The state of being very thin, often in an unattractive or frail way.
Skinniness is a blunt, informal noun for a lack of flesh. It can be teasing or sympathetic, but it is rarely a compliment, so many people choose slenderness instead.
How SKINNINESS is used
Informal; used about people, animals or limbs.
- His skinniness made the coat look enormous.
- The kitten's skinniness worried the vet.
- She joked about the skinniness of her legs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKINNINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKINNINESS
1 longer words begin with SKINNINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SKINNINESS
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Common questions about SKINNINESS
- Is SKINNINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKINNINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKINNINESS worth?
- SKINNINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKINNINESS mean?
- The state of being very thin, often in an unattractive or frail way.
- What letters can be added to SKINNINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SKINNINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SKINNINESS:
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