Is SKINHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKINHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKINHEADS mean?
- noun
a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 SKINHEADS
SKINHEADS 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 SKINHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- skinhead16
- shanked15
- hankies14
- knishes14
- snakish14
- hanked14
- khadis14
- khedas14
- hankie13
- nikahs13
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- sheiks13
- shiksa13
- shikse13
- dhaks13
- hiked13
- khadi13
- kheda13
- danishes12
- shandies12
- ankhs12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- hikes12
- khans12
- knish12
- nikah12
- shake12
- shank12
- sheik12
- dhak12
- kinases11
- sandhis11
- kissed11
- kneads11
- snaked11
- ankh11
- haik11
- hake11
- hank11
- hike11
- khan11
- khis11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- danish10
- dashes10
- dashis10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- endash10
- hissed10
- kinase10
- sadhes10
- sandhi10
- sashed10
- shades10
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