SKRIMSHANKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SKRIMSHANKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SKRIMSHANKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKRIMSHANKS is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKRIMSHANKS
No single letter turns SKRIMSHANKS into another word.
How SKRIMSHANKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SKRIMSHANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SKRIMSHANKS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SKRIMSHANKS
- SKRIMSHANKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SKRIMSHANKS
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Common questions about SKRIMSHANKS
- Is SKRIMSHANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SKRIMSHANKS is not in it.
- How many points is SKRIMSHANKS worth?
- SKRIMSHANKS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SKRIMSHANKS?
- No single letter can be added to SKRIMSHANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SKRIMSHANKS:
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