SKYHOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SKYHOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKYHOOK?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKYHOOK is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKYHOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skyhooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKYHOOK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKYHOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SKYHOOK needs 1 blank tile.
What does SKYHOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
An imaginary hook hung from the sky, or a device for lifting loads from above, such as from a helicopter.
People joke about a skyhook as the impossible support that holds something up with no visible means. In basketball the skyhook is a high-arcing hook shot made famous by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and climbers use the term for a small hook fixed on a rock face.
How SKYHOOK is used
Meaning depends on the field: aviation, climbing, sport or humour.
- The helicopter lifted the tower section like a skyhook.
- His famous skyhook was almost impossible to block.
- The climber set a skyhook on a tiny ledge and tested it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKYHOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKYHOOK
1 longer words begin with SKYHOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in SKYHOOK
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Common questions about SKYHOOK
- Is SKYHOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKYHOOK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKYHOOK worth?
- SKYHOOK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKYHOOK mean?
- An imaginary hook hung from the sky, or a device for lifting loads from above, such as from a helicopter.
- What letters can be added to SKYHOOK?
- SKYHOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKYHOOK:
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