Unscramble skives

Unscramble SKIVES to get 31 words. SKIVES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, KIEVS and SKIVE lead with 12 points. The 6 letters split into 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Looking for vseksi? They use the same letters as SKIVES, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From skives

Counting the words from SKIVES by length: 1 with 6 letters, 5 with 5, 11 with 4, 10 with 3 and 4 with 2.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with skives

5 Letter Words You Can Make with skives

Among the 5-letter words in SKIVES, KIEVS and SKIVE tie for first at 12 points. SKIES is an everyday pick.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with skives

Among the 4-letter words made with SKIVES letters, KIEV leads with 11 points, then EIKS and KISS on 8. SKIS and VISE are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with skives

4 of 10 3-letter words from SKIVES tie at 7 points; none scores more. SKI, SIS and VIE will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with skives

KI scores highest among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble SKIVES at 6 points, ahead of ES and IS on 2.

Change One Tile in SKIVES

Keep every letter of SKIVES but one, change that one, and you get:

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Meanings of the Strongest SKIVES Answers

SKIVES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SKIVES 13 · 14
to pare
SKIVE 12 · 13
to pare
SIKES 9 · 9
a small stream
SKIES 9 · 9
to hit or throw toward the upper atmosphere
KISS 8 · 8
to touch with the lips as a sign of affection
SIKE 8 · 8
a small stream
SKIS 8 · 8
to travel on skis (long, narrow strips of wood or metal)
VISES 8 · 9
to hold in a certain clamping device

Can You Play SKIVES in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

SKIVES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SKIVES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 31)243120

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KIEVS, KIEV, EIKS, SEIK, EIK, SIK and SIES, 7 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KIS, SEVS, KI and SEV, 4 in all.

Add a Letter to SKIVES

Each word below uses all the letters of SKIVES and one more.

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