Unscramble SKIMPIEST and you have 195 words, SKIMPIEST itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is MISKEPT, 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SKIMPIEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 15 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 14 with 2.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SKIMPIEST are led by KEMPS, KEMPT and SKIMP, 13 points each. ITEMS, STEPS and SPIES are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SKIMPIEST is KEMP, 12 points; KEPI and KEPS on 10 follow. ITEM, MIKE and SKIP are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SKIMPIEST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SK · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MISKEPT (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. SKIMPIEST is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIMPIEST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 155 | 193 | 147 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PISKIES, SMEIKS, KIPES, SMEIK, SPEKS, IMPIES, KIPE, SPEK, EMPTS, KESTS, SEKTS, SKETS and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MIPS, KIS, STIMS, KI, SEPS, MES, PST, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIKS and SPIK, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of SKIMPIEST plus a single extra one.