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Is SKUNKING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SKUNKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SKUNKING mean?

Skunking is a form of SKUNK.

  1. noun

    a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

    “only a rotter would do that”

  2. noun

    a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

  3. noun

    street names for marijuana

  4. noun

    American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + K (5) + U (1) + N (1) + K (5) + 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 SKUNKING

SKUNKING 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 SKUNKING

The 59 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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