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Is skein a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skein is a Scrabble US word. The word skein is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is skein a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word skein is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1K5E1I1N1

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5-letter words (2 found)

KINES,SKEIN,

4-letter words (14 found)

EIKS,INKS,KENS,KINE,KINS,NEKS,NIES,SEIK,SIEN,SIKE,SINE,SINK,SKEN,SKIN,

3-letter words (16 found)

EIK,ENS,IKE,INK,INS,KEN,KIN,KIS,NEK,NIE,NIS,SEI,SEN,SIK,SIN,SKI,

2-letter words (7 found)

EN,ES,IN,IS,KI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 40 words from skein according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of skein

skein ksein sekin eskin kesin eksin skien ksien siken isken kisen iksen seikn esikn siekn isekn eiskn ieskn keisn ekisn kiesn ikesn eiksn ieksn skeni kseni sekni eskni kesni eksni sknei ksnei snkei nskei knsei nksei senki esnki sneki nseki enski neski kensi eknsi knesi nkesi enksi neksi skine ksine sikne iskne kisne iksne sknie ksnie snkie nskie knsie nksie sinke isnke snike nsike inske niske kinse iknse knise nkise inkse nikse seink esink sienk isenk eisnk iesnk senik esnik sneik nseik ensik nesik sinek isnek sniek nsiek insek nisek einsk iensk enisk neisk inesk niesk keins ekins kiens ikens eikns iekns kenis eknis kneis nkeis enkis nekis kines iknes knies nkies inkes nikes einks ienks eniks neiks ineks nieks

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

Definitions and meaning of skein

skein

Alternative forms

  • skean, skain (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English skayne, from Old French escaigne (Modern French écagne), probably of Proto-Celtic origin, from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to split off”). Compare Irish scáinne (“skein, clew”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: skān, IPA(key): /skeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

skein (plural skeins)

  2. A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
    Coordinate term: hank
  3. (figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
  4. (zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.
  5. (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
  6. (zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
    Coordinate terms: gaggle, wedge
  7. (sports) A winning streak.
  8. (radio, television, dated) A series created by a web (major broadcasting network).

Translations

Verb

skein (third-person singular simple present skeins, present participle skeining, simple past and past participle skeined)

  1. To wind or weave into a skein.

Further reading

  • skein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Kines, Knies, Neski, Nikes, Sinke, e-skin, inkes, kines

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skaiːn/

Noun

skein f (genitive singular skeinar, plural skeinir)

  1. (kvæði) scratch, small wound

Declension

Related terms

  • (common): skeina

Verb

skein

  1. shone, singular past of skína (to shine)

Icelandic

Verb

skein

  1. first-person singular past active indicative of skína
  2. third-person singular past active indicative of skína
  3. second-person singular active imperative of skeina

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • skinte

Verb

skein

  1. simple past of skinne

Anagrams

  • kisen, kneis, knise, ksien, nikse, siken, sinke, Skien, skien, sneik, snike

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skein

  1. past of skina

Old Norse

Verb

skein

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of skína

Source: wiktionary.org