SKOOKUM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SKOOKUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKOOKUM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKOOKUM is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKOOKUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skookumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKOOKUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKOOKUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SKOOKUM needs 1 blank tile.
What does SKOOKUM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North Americanregional
Strong, brave, or impressive, said of a person or an animal.
Skookum is a regional word of the American West that praises sheer sturdiness and nerve. You are far more likely to meet it in local speech or place names than in standard writing.
How SKOOKUM is used
Skookum is used as a descriptive adjective of admiration and sounds distinctly regional to most readers.
- The guide was a skookum fellow who never tired on the trail.
- That skookum little horse carried the whole load uphill.
- Everyone called her skookum after she held the line alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKOOKUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKOOKUM
The 7 tiles of SKOOKUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SKOOKUM
1 longer words begin with SKOOKUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SKOOKUM
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Common questions about SKOOKUM
- Is SKOOKUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKOOKUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKOOKUM worth?
- SKOOKUM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKOOKUM mean?
- Strong, brave, or impressive, said of a person or an animal.
- What letters can be added to SKOOKUM?
- SKOOKUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKOOKUM:
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