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Is skirl a Scrabble word?

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

S1K5I1R1L1

Is skirl a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1K5I1R1L1

Is skirl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word skirl is a Words With Friends word. The word skirl is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

LIRKS,SKIRL,

4-letter words (8 found)

ILKS,IRKS,KIRS,KRIS,LIRK,LISK,RISK,SILK,

3-letter words (9 found)

ILK,IRK,KIR,KIS,LIS,SIK,SIR,SKI,SRI,

2-letter words (4 found)

IS,KI,LI,SI,

You can make 23 words from skirl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of skirl

skirl ksirl sikrl iskrl kisrl iksrl skril ksril srkil rskil krsil rksil sirkl isrkl srikl rsikl irskl riskl kirsl ikrsl krisl rkisl irksl riksl skilr ksilr siklr isklr kislr ikslr sklir kslir slkir lskir klsir lksir silkr islkr slikr lsikr ilskr liskr kilsr iklsr klisr lkisr ilksr liksr skrli ksrli srkli rskli krsli rksli sklri kslri slkri lskri klsri lksri srlki rslki slrki lsrki rlski lrski krlsi rklsi klrsi lkrsi rlksi lrksi sirlk isrlk srilk rsilk irslk rislk silrk islrk slirk lsirk ilsrk lisrk srlik rslik slrik lsrik rlsik lrsik irlsk rilsk ilrsk lirsk rlisk lrisk kirls ikrls krils rkils irkls rikls kilrs iklrs klirs lkirs ilkrs likrs krlis rklis klris lkris rlkis lrkis irlks rilks ilrks lirks rliks lriks

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

Definitions and meaning of skirl

skirl

Etymology

Originally from Scots and Northern English dialects (as a verb), probably of Old Norse origin; ultimately imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɜːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

Verb

skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
    • 1829, James Hogg (as the Ettrick Shepherd), The p and the q, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 26, page 693,
      He gloom'd and he skirl'd, and, when in hard case, / He whiles gae his mother a yerk on the face;

Noun

skirl (plural skirls)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
    • 2006 [Bantam], Nick Drake, Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead, 2011, Black Swan, page 191,
      The last servants and late officials hurried into their places, the guards took their positions, and then, with a beating of the drums and a skirl of reed pipes, the whole group made its way back across the courtyard and up the stairs to the Window of Appearances between the palace and the Great Temple.

Anagrams

  • lirks

Scots

Verb

skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirlin, simple past skirlt, past participle skirlt)

  1. to make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes
  2. to scream
  3. to shriek
  4. to laugh shrilly

Noun

skirl (plural skirls)

  1. shrill, piercing noise
  2. scream, screech

Source: wiktionary.org