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SKULK

5 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SKULK Means

  1. verb: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  2. verb: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SKULK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 K5 U1 L1 K5.

Words Made From The Letters In SKULK

4 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (2)

3 letter words (1)

2 letter words (1)

Longer Words Containing SKULK

SKULK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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