SKYLARK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SKYLARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKYLARK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKYLARK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKYLARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skylarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKYLARK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKYLARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SKYLARK needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SKYLARK
- SKYLARK 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 SKYLARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small brown songbird of open country that sings while hovering and climbing high in the air.
The skylark is a favourite of poets because its song pours down from a bird too high to see. As a verb the word has a playful second life, meaning to lark about and have fun.
How SKYLARK is used
Used for the bird in nature writing, and as a verb for playing pranks.
- A skylark rose singing above the meadow.
- We lay in the grass and listened to the skylark.
- The poem compares the poet to a skylark in the morning sky.
- The boys would skylark about the yard until dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKYLARK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKYLARK
6 longer words begin with SKYLARK.
Shorter words from the letters in SKYLARK
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Common questions about SKYLARK
- Is SKYLARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKYLARK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKYLARK worth?
- SKYLARK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKYLARK mean?
- A small brown songbird of open country that sings while hovering and climbing high in the air.
- What letters can be added to SKYLARK?
- SKYLARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKYLARK:
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