Is SKILLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKILLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKILLED mean?
- adjective
having or showing or requiring special skill
“only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 SKILLED
SKILLED 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.
Anagrams of SKILLED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SKILLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deskill12
- killed11
- silked11
- dikes10
- liked10
- skied10
- kills9
- likes9
- skell9
- skill9
- desk9
- dike9
- disk9
- kids9
- sked9
- skid9
- elks8
- ilks8
- kill8
- leks8
- like8
- sike8
- silk8
- kid8
- elk7
- ilk7
- kis7
- lek7
- ski7
- deils6
- delis6
- dells6
- dills6
- idles6
- isled6
- sidle6
- slide6
- ki6
- lisle5
- deil5
- deli5
- dell5
- dels5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
- dill5
- elds5
- ides5
- idle5
- lids5
- lied5
- side5
- sild5
- sled5
- slid5
- ells4
- ills4
- isle4
- leis4
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