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Is askew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word askew is a Scrabble US word. The word askew is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is askew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word askew is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is askew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word askew is a Words With Friends word. The word askew is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

ASKEW,WAKES,WEKAS,

4-letter words (15 found)

AKES,AWES,AWKS,EWKS,KAES,KAWS,KEAS,SAKE,SKAW,SKEW,WAES,WAKE,WASE,WEAK,WEKA,

3-letter words (17 found)

AKE,ASK,AWE,AWK,EAS,EWK,KAE,KAS,KAW,KEA,SAE,SAW,SEA,SEW,SKA,WAE,WAS,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AS,AW,EA,ES,EW,KA,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 44 words from askew according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of askew

askew sakew aksew kasew skaew ksaew asekw saekw aeskw easkw seakw esakw akesw kaesw aeksw eaksw keasw ekasw skeaw kseaw sekaw eskaw kesaw eksaw askwe sakwe akswe kaswe skawe ksawe aswke sawke awske waske swake wsake akwse kawse awkse wakse kwase wkase skwae kswae swkae wskae kwsae wksae asewk saewk aeswk easwk seawk esawk aswek sawek awsek wasek swaek wsaek aewsk eawsk awesk waesk ewask weask sewak eswak sweak wseak ewsak wesak akews kaews aekws eakws keaws ekaws akwes kawes awkes wakes kwaes wkaes aewks eawks aweks waeks ewaks weaks kewas ekwas kweas wkeas ewkas wekas skewa ksewa sekwa eskwa keswa ekswa skwea kswea swkea wskea kwsea wksea sewka eswka sweka wseka ewska weska kewsa ekwsa kwesa wkesa ewksa weksa

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word askew. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in askew.

Definitions and meaning of askew

askew

Alternative forms

  • askue, ascue, askoye, a skew

Etymology

From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- +‎ skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ə-skyo͞oʹ, IPA(key): /əˈskju/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈskjuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

askew

  1. Turned or twisted to one side.
  2. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Translations

Adverb

askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew)

  1. Tilted to one side.
    He wore his hat askew

Translations

Related terms

  • skew-whiff

Anagrams

  • wakes, wekas

Source: wiktionary.org