Is DESKILLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESKILLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of DeskillingHooks for DESKILLING
DESKILLING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DESKILLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kingside14
- killings13
- skilling13
- disking13
- delinks12
- deskill12
- dinkies12
- dislike12
- killing12
- kindles12
- likings12
- silking12
- skilled12
- slinked12
- deking12
- diking12
- kinged12
- killies11
- delink11
- killed11
- kilned11
- kindle11
- kliegs11
- liking11
- linked11
- silked11
- skiing11
- sideling10
- inkles10
- killie10
- knells10
- likens10
- silken10
- silkie10
- dikes10
- dinks10
- eking10
- ginks10
- inked10
- kinds10
- kings10
- klieg10
- liked10
- skied10
- dingies9
- dingles9
- eliding9
- engilds9
- gillied9
- sidling9
- singled9
- sliding9
- inkle9
- kills9
- kilns9
- kines9
- knell9
- liken9
- likes9
- links9
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