SKYGLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SKYGLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKYGLOW?
| 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 SKYGLOW is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKYGLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skyglowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKYGLOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKYGLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,422 thousand.
What stands out about SKYGLOW
- SKYGLOW gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SKYGLOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The brightening of the night sky over built-up areas caused by artificial light.
Astronomers treat skyglow as a main enemy of stargazing, because it washes out faint objects. It differs from a single glaring lamp: skyglow is the combined haze of a whole town.
How SKYGLOW is used
Used in discussions of light pollution and astronomy, as in "skyglow from the city".
- The skyglow from the city hid all but the brightest stars.
- Observers drove far into the desert to escape the skyglow.
- Shielded streetlamps help reduce skyglow over the suburbs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKYGLOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKYGLOW
1 longer words begin with SKYGLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in SKYGLOW
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Common questions about SKYGLOW
- Is SKYGLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKYGLOW, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKYGLOW worth?
- SKYGLOW is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKYGLOW mean?
- The brightening of the night sky over built-up areas caused by artificial light.
- What letters can be added to SKYGLOW?
- SKYGLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKYGLOW:
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