skirt
VERBNOUN
/skɜrt/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
skirt is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1K5I1R1T1
1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does skirt mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
“she skirted the problem”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Form the edge of.
BROADER
4
Pass around or about; move along the border.
“The boat skirted the coast”
BROADER
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Informal terms for a (young) woman.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women.
BROADER
NARROWER
4
Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of skirt
SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
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