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Is SKUNKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SKUNKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SKUNKS mean?

Skunks 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

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
6

S (1) + K (5) + U (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 14 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 SKUNKS

SKUNKS 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 SKUNKS

The 12 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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