Possible Words From skirmish
By length, the words from SKIRMISH split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 15 with 5, 28 with 4, 17 with 3 and 7 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
1 word · top score 17
- skirmish17
7 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
1 word · top score 14 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with SKIRMISH letters: KRISHIS, for 14 points.
- krishisUK14
6 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
5 words · top score 13
Among the 6-letter words in SKIRMISH, KRISHI and SHIRKS tie for first at 13 points.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
15 words · top score 12 · everyday: RISKS
SHIRK tops the 5-letter words from SKIRMISH at 12 points; next come MIRKS and SKIMS on 11. RISKS will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
28 words · top score 11 · everyday: RISK, MISS, KISS
KHIS and KISH share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SKIRMISH. RISK, MISS and KISS are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
17 words · top score 10 · everyday: SKI, SIR, RIM
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SKIRMISH is KHI, 10 points; HIM on 8 and IRK on 7 follow. SKI, SIR and RIM are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with skirmish
7 words · top score 7 · everyday: IS, HI
HM tops the 2-letter words from SKIRMISH at 7 points; next come KI on 6 and HI on 5. IS will look familiar.
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Change One Tile in SKIRMISH
Keep every letter of SKIRMISH but one, change that one, and you get:
- M B gives BRISKISH · words from briskish
- I A gives KASHMIRS · words from kashmirs
- M A gives RIKISHAS · unscramble rikishas
More 8-letter words: starting with SK · ending in SH · all 8-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest SKIRMISH Answers
SKIRMISH first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- SKIRMISH 17 · 17
- to engage in a minor battle
- SHIRKS 13 · 12
- to avoid work or duty
- SHIRK 12 · 11
- to avoid work or duty
- SMIRKS 12 · 13
- to smile in an affected or smug manner
- KHIS 11 · 10
- a Greek letter
- MIRKS 11 · 12
- murk
- SKIMS 11 · 12
- to remove floating matter from the surface of
- SMIRK 11 · 12
- to smile in an affected or smug manner
SKIRMISH in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. SKIRMISH is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIRMISH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 74) | 56 | 74 | 54 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
18 of the 74 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KRISHIS, KRISHI, KISH, IMSHI, MIHIS, MIHI, SIRIHS, SHIRS, SIRIH, SHIR, SIK, SIMIS and 6 more. 2 of the 74 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HIMS and KIS.
74 words come out when you unscramble SKIRMISH, starting with SKIRMISH itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, KRISHIS leads with 14 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.