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Is SKITTERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SKITTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SKITTERS mean?

Skitters is a form of SKITTER.

  1. verb

    to move about or proceed hurriedly

    “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

  2. verb

    glide easily along a surface

  3. verb

    cause to skip over a surface

    “Skip a stone across the pond”

  4. verb

    twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 SKITTERS

SKITTERS 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 SKITTERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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