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Is skimmer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skimmer is a Scrabble US word. The word skimmer is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is skimmer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word skimmer is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

KIMMERS,SKIMMER,

6-letter words (5 found)

KERMIS,KIMMER,MERISM,MIMERS,SIMMER,

5-letter words (19 found)

EMIRS,KEIRS,KIERS,MERIS,MERKS,MIKES,MIMER,MIMES,MIRES,MIRKS,MISER,REIKS,RIEMS,RIMES,SIKER,SKIER,SMEIK,SMERK,SMIRK,

4-letter words (35 found)

EIKS,EMIR,ERKS,IRES,IRKS,KEIR,KIER,KIRS,KRIS,MEMS,MERI,MERK,MIKE,MIME,MIRE,MIRK,MIRS,MISE,REIK,REIS,REMS,RIEM,RIME,RIMS,RISE,RISK,SEIK,SEIR,SEMI,SERK,SIKE,SIRE,SKER,SKIM,SMIR,

3-letter words (27 found)

EIK,EMS,ERK,ERM,ERS,IKE,IRE,IRK,ISM,KIR,KIS,MEM,MES,MIM,MIR,MIS,REI,REM,RES,RIM,SEI,SER,SIK,SIM,SIR,SKI,SRI,

2-letter words (10 found)

EM,ER,ES,IS,KI,ME,MI,MM,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 99 words from skimmer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of skimmer

skimmer

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

skim +‎ -er

Noun

skimmer (plural skimmers)

  1. A device that skims.
    1. A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
    2. A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
    3. (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
      Coordinate terms: skimming, shimming, shimmer
  2. A person who skims.
  3. Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
  4. Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
  5. A ballet flat shoe.
  6. A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
    • 1969, The New York Times Magazine (part 3)
      Classic, box-pleated skimmers and pantdresses stay crisp and fresh, won't wrinkle or wilt!
  7. (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
  8. (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
  9. (naval) A surface ship.
  10. (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
Synonyms
  • (birds): scissorbill
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Northern variant of shimmer.

Verb

skimmer (third-person singular simple present skimmers, present participle skimmering, simple past and past participle skimmered)

  1. To shimmer.
  2. To move quickly, to flutter.

Anagrams

  • kimmers

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from skimra. Cognate of German Schimmer which may have affected some senses.

Noun

skimmer n

  1. a faint tremulous or intermittent light; a shimmer
    Dra ett löjets skimmer över ― Pull a shimmer of gleeful ridicule over ("Make a mockery of," idiomatic)

Declension

Related terms

  • skimra (“to shimmer”)

See also

  • ett löjets skimmer (“an air of mockery”)

References

  • skimmer in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • skimmer in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • skimmer in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Source: wiktionary.org