5-Letter Words Starting With SKU
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With SKU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With SKU 5 words
How common is SKU at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 five-letter words that start with SKU. They average 10.8 points and the best is SKULK (13 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.8
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 60%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- K
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- k 40%
- s 40%
- l 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ua20%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SKU
s 1k 5u 1l 1k 5
S 1 + K 5 + U 1 + L 1 + K 5 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
skulk
- verblie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
- verbavoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
- verbmove stealthily“The lonely man skulks down the main street all day”
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How many five-letter words that start with SKU are there?
There are 5 five-letter words that start with SKU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SKU?
SKULK is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SKUNK (13), SKUGS (10), SKULL (9).
What are some common five-letter words that start with SKU?
Everyday examples include SKULL, SKULK, SKUNK. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.