Is SPILLIKINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPILLIKINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPILLIKINS mean?
- noun
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SPILLIKINS
SPILLIKINS 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 SPILLIKINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spilikins15
- spillikin15
- spilikin14
- plinks12
- pikis11
- pinks11
- plink11
- skips11
- siskin10
- skills10
- slinks10
- kips10
- piki10
- pink10
- skip10
- kills9
- kilns9
- links9
- silks9
- sinks9
- skill9
- skins9
- slink9
- kip9
- lipins8
- spills8
- ilks8
- inks8
- kill8
- kiln8
- kins8
- kiss8
- link8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
- skis8
- lipin7
- lisps7
- pilis7
- pills7
- slips7
- snips7
- spill7
- spins7
- ilk7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- lips6
- lisp6
- nips6
- pili6
- pill6
- pins6
- piss6
- psis6
- sips6
- slip6
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