Is SKIPPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKIPPING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKIPPING mean?
Skipping is a form of SKIP.
- verb
bypass
“He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”
- verb
intentionally fail to attend
“cut class”
- verb
jump lightly
- noun
a gait in which steps and hops alternate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + P (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 SKIPPING
SKIPPING 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 SKIPPING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kipping16
- pipkins15
- pigskin14
- spiking14
- pipkin14
- piking13
- pipings12
- sipping12
- piping11
- skiing11
- pikis11
- pinks11
- ginks10
- kings10
- kips10
- piki10
- pink10
- skip10
- siping9
- gink9
- king9
- kip9
- piing8
- pings8
- inks8
- kins8
- pips8
- sink8
- skin8
- gips7
- pigs7
- ping7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- pip7
- ski7
- nips6
- pins6
- snip6
- spin6
- gip6
- pig6
- ki6
- gins5
- sign5
- sing5
- nip5
- pin5
- pis5
- psi5
- sip5
- nisi4
- gin4
- gis4
- sig4
- pi4
- ins3
- sin3
- gi3
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