Is SKILLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKILLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKILLING mean?
Skilling is a form of SKILL.
- noun
an ability that has been acquired by training
- noun
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
“the skill of a well-trained boxer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 SKILLING
Single letters that turn SKILLING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SKILLING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SKILLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- killings13
- killing12
- likings12
- silking12
- liking11
- skiing11
- ginks10
- kings10
- kills9
- kilns9
- links9
- skill9
- slink9
- gink9
- king9
- ilks8
- inks8
- kill8
- kiln8
- kins8
- link8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
- isling7
- ilk7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- gills6
- lings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- ki6
- nills5
- gill5
- gins5
- ling5
- sign5
- sing5
- ills4
- lins4
- nill4
- nils4
- nisi4
- sill4
- gin4
- gis4
- sig4
- ill3
- ins3
- lin3
- lis3
- nil3
- sin3
- gi3
- in2
- is2
- li2
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