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Is SILKWORMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SILKWORMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SILKWORMS mean?

Silkworms is a form of SILKWORM.

  1. noun

    the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk

  2. noun

    larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9

S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + K (5) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

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.

Hooks for SILKWORMS

SILKWORMS 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 SILKWORMS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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