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Skipping

s 1k 5i 1p 3p 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of skip

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does skipping mean?

verb

  1. bypass

    “He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”

    Synonymsjumppass overskip over

  2. intentionally fail to attend

    “cut class”

    Synonymscut

  3. jump lightly

    Synonymshop

  4. leave suddenly

    “She persuaded him to decamp”

    Synonymsdecampvamoose

  5. bound off one point after another

    Synonymsbound off

  6. cause to skip over a surface

    “Skip a stone across the pond”

    Synonymsskimskitter

Definitions shown for skip, the base form of skipping.

Is SKIPPING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SKIPPING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
s 1k 5i 1p 3p 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
s 1k 5i 1p 4p 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
s 1k 5i 1p 4p 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1k 6i 1p 3p 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SKIPPING

Hooks for SKIPPING

Add one letter to the front or back of SKIPPING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

skippings

Words that end like SKIPPING

Common words that share the ending -IPPING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

clippingdrippingflippingshippingslippingrippingstrippingchippinggrippingsnippingtrippingwhippingdippinghippingnippingsippingtippingzippingoutstripping
All words ending in -IPPING

Skipping: quick answers

Is SKIPPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SKIPPING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SKIPPING worth?
SKIPPING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does skipping mean?
skipping is the present participle of skip, which means “bypass”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SKIPPING?
You can make 72 shorter words from SKIPPING, such as KIPPING, PIPKINS, PIGSKIN, PIKINGS. See the full list.