SKIVVY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SKIVVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKIVVY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKIVVY is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKIVVY
No single letter turns SKIVVY into another word.
How SKIVVY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SKIVVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.
What stands out about SKIVVY
- SKIVVY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKIVVY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A servant who does the dull, heavy housework, usually for low pay.
Skivvy suggests someone treated as a drudge, doing the jobs nobody else wants. It can also be used figuratively for anyone made to do menial chores. In American English the plural form names a man's undershirt and shorts.
How SKIVVY is used
Used in British English, often with a note of sympathy or complaint.
- She worked as a skivvy in a big house in London.
- I am not your skivvy, so clear your own plate.
- The poor skivvy scrubbed floors from dawn until night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKIVVY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKIVVY
1 longer words begin with SKIVVY.
Shorter words from the letters in SKIVVY
Common questions about SKIVVY
- Is SKIVVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKIVVY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKIVVY worth?
- SKIVVY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKIVVY mean?
- A servant who does the dull, heavy housework, usually for low pay.
- What letters can be added to SKIVVY?
- No single letter can be added to SKIVVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SKIVVY:
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