SKYSAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SKYSAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SKYSAIL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKYSAIL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKYSAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
skysailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKYSAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SKYSAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does SKYSAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A small sail set above the royal on a square-rigged ship.
Only the tallest sailing ships carried a skysail, high on the mast where the wind was lightest. Sailors sent aloft to furl it needed a steady head.
How SKYSAIL is used
Used in nautical and sailing-ship writing.
- The crew set the skysail in the light breeze.
- A boy climbed to furl the skysail.
- Only a tall clipper could carry a skysail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKYSAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SKYSAIL
1 longer words begin with SKYSAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in SKYSAIL
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Common questions about SKYSAIL
- Is SKYSAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SKYSAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SKYSAIL worth?
- SKYSAIL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKYSAIL mean?
- A small sail set above the royal on a square-rigged ship.
- What letters can be added to SKYSAIL?
- SKYSAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SKYSAIL:
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