SKOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SKOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKOSH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKOSH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKOSH
No single letter turns SKOSH into another word.
How SKOSH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does SKOSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A small amount; a little bit.
Skosh entered American English from Japanese sukoshi, meaning a little, through soldiers stationed in Japan after the Second World War. It is used much like the word bit or touch, most often in the fixed phrase a skosh, to soften a request or describe a tiny adjustment. The word keeps a casual, conversational feel and rarely appears in formal writing. Its foreign origin is largely forgotten by speakers who use skosh today purely as an informal measure word.
How SKOSH is used
Informal North American usage, almost always in the phrase a skosh.
- Could you turn the volume down just a skosh.
- The recipe needs a skosh more salt.
- Move the chair a skosh to the left.
- He was a skosh late for the meeting.
- Add a skosh of vinegar to brighten the sauce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKOSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKOSH
1 longer words begin with SKOSH.
Shorter words from the letters in SKOSH
Common questions about SKOSH
- Is SKOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKOSH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKOSH worth?
- SKOSH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKOSH mean?
- A small amount; a little bit.
- What letters can be added to SKOSH?
- No single letter can be added to SKOSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKOSH:
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