skin

NOUNVERB /skɪn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

skin is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1K5I1N1
1 + 5 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does skin mean?

NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

A member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent.

SYNONYMS
2

A bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal.

BROADER
3

An outer surface (usually thin).

“the skin of an airplane”

BROADER
4

A person's skin regarded as their life.

“he tried to save his skin”

5

The rind of a fruit or vegetable.

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BROADER
6

A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.

“your skin is the largest organ of your body”

RELATED
7

Body covering of a living animal.

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8

A person whose head is bald or shaved.

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.

BROADER
2

Remove the bark of a tree.

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BROADER
3

Strip the skin off.

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BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
4

Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of.

“The boy skinned his knee when he fell”

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of skin

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