skeleton
NOUN
/skɛlɪtən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
skeleton is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1K5E1L1E1T1O1N1
1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does skeleton mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A scandal that is kept secret.
“there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet”
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2
The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal.
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3
The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape.
“the building has a steel skeleton”
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4
Something reduced to its minimal form.
“the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self”
“the bare skeleton of a novel”
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