TAILSKID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TAILSKID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAILSKID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILSKID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILSKID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tailskidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAILSKID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAILSKID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILSKID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILSKID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small runner under the tail of an aircraft that supports it on the ground and protects it.
Early aeroplanes had a tailskid instead of a tail wheel, and it dragged along the grass during landing. It served as a brake as well as a rest for the rear of the plane.
How TAILSKID is used
An aviation term, now mostly met in history of flight.
- The old biplane had a wooden tailskid.
- A worn tailskid scraped on the runway.
- The pilot checked the tailskid before takeoff.
- A replica tailskid was fitted to the restored plane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAILSKID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAILSKID
1 longer words begin with TAILSKID.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILSKID
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Common questions about TAILSKID
- Is TAILSKID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILSKID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILSKID worth?
- TAILSKID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAILSKID mean?
- A small runner under the tail of an aircraft that supports it on the ground and protects it.
- What letters can be added to TAILSKID?
- TAILSKID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAILSKID:
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