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Is skim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skim is a Scrabble US word. The word skim is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1K5I1M3

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Yes. The word skim is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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4-letter words (1 found)

SKIM,

3-letter words (6 found)

ISM,KIS,MIS,SIK,SIM,SKI,

2-letter words (4 found)

IS,KI,MI,SI,

You can make 11 words from skim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of skim

skim ksim sikm iskm kism iksm skmi ksmi smki mski kmsi mksi simk ismk smik msik imsk misk kims ikms kmis mkis imks miks

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Definitions and meaning of skim

skim

Etymology

From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɪm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Verb

skim (third-person singular simple present skims, present participle skimming, simple past and past participle skimmed)

  1. (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
  2. (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
  3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
  4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
  5. (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
  6. (intransitive) To ricochet.
  7. (transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
  8. (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
  9. (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
  10. (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
  11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
  12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
  13. (intransitive) To become coated over.

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Adjective

skim (not comparable)

  1. (of milk) Having lowered fat content.

Derived terms

  • skim milk

Translations

Noun

skim (countable and uncountable, plural skims)

  1. A cursory reading, skipping the details.
  2. (informal) Skim milk.
  3. The act of skimming.
  4. That which is skimmed off.
  5. Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: skim

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schim, from Middle Dutch schim, schem, from Old Dutch *skim, *skimo, from Proto-Germanic *skimaz, *skimô (“shine; light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skəm/

Noun

skim (plural skimme)

  1. A shade, a shadow, a spectre.

Indonesian

Etymology

From English skim, from Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s(ə)kɪm/

Noun

skim (first-person possessive skimku, second-person possessive skimmu, third-person possessive skimnya)

  1. skim milk: non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.

Usage notes

The word is part of difference between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay skim.

Malay

Etymology

From English scheme.

Noun

skim (plural skim-skim, informal 1st possessive skimku, 2nd possessive skimmu, 3rd possessive skimnya)

  1. scheme.

Usage notes

The word is part of difference between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian skim.

Alternative forms

  • skema (Indonesia)

Source: wiktionary.org