What It Scores
SKIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 K5 I1 E1 S1.
Anagrams of SKIES (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In SKIES
18 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 (7)
3 letter words (7)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing SKIES
SKIES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.