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Skims

s 1k 5i 1m 3s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of skim

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does skims mean?

noun

  1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

    “there was a thin skim of oil on the water”

  2. reading or glancing through quickly

    Synonymsskimming

verb

  1. travel on the surface of water

    Synonymsplane

  2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

    Synonymsskim over

  3. examine hastily

    “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

    Synonymsscanrakeglance overrun down

  4. cause to skip over a surface

    “Skip a stone across the pond”

    Synonymsskipskitter

  5. coat (a liquid) with a layer

  6. remove from the surface

    “skim cream from the surface of milk”

    Synonymsskim offcream offcream

Definitions shown for skim, the base form of skims.

Is SKIMS 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) Yes

How many points is SKIMS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1k 5i 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
s 1k 5i 1m 4s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
s 1k 5i 1m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1k 6i 1m 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in SKIMS

Words that end like SKIMS

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

swimsbrimsslimstrimswhimsdimshimsrimsvictimsdenimsmaximspilgrims
All words ending in -IMS

Skims: quick answers

Is SKIMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SKIMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SKIMS worth?
SKIMS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does skims mean?
skims is the plural and third-person singular form of skim, which means “a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SKIMS?
You can make 17 shorter words from SKIMS, such as SKIM, KISS, SKIS, KIS. See the full list.