SPILLIKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPILLIKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPILLIKIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPILLIKIN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPILLIKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spillikinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPILLIKIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPILLIKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPILLIKIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPILLIKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin strip of wood, bone or plastic used in a game where players lift pieces from a heap.
The game of spillikins is a test of steady hands: each player tries to remove one stick without moving any of the others. A single spillikin can also mean a small splinter, and the variant spilikin is described separately.
How SPILLIKIN is used
Spillikin is most often met in the plural, spillikins, as the name of the game.
- He drew a single spillikin from the pile without a tremor.
- Each spillikin was carved from ivory.
- A fallen spillikin ended her turn.
- The child lined up every spillikin before starting the game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPILLIKIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPILLIKIN
1 longer words begin with SPILLIKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SPILLIKIN
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Common questions about SPILLIKIN
- Is SPILLIKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPILLIKIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPILLIKIN worth?
- SPILLIKIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPILLIKIN mean?
- A thin strip of wood, bone or plastic used in a game where players lift pieces from a heap.
- What letters can be added to SPILLIKIN?
- SPILLIKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPILLIKIN:
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