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Skiving

s 1k 5i 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Uncommon · present participle of skive

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

What does skiving mean?

verb

  1. remove the surface of

    “skive leather”

Definitions shown for skive, the base form of skiving.

Is SKIVING 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 SKIVING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1k 5i 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1k 5i 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
s 1k 5i 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1k 6i 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SKIVING

Anagrams 1

Hooks for SKIVING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SKIVING

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

All words ending in -IVING

Skiving: quick answers

Is SKIVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SKIVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SKIVING worth?
SKIVING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does skiving mean?
skiving is the present participle of skive, which means “remove the surface of”.
What words can you make with the letters in SKIVING?
You can make 36 shorter words from SKIVING, such as VIKING, SKIING, GINKS, KINGS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SKIVING?
SKIVING rearranges into VIKINGS.