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Is skirmish a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skirmish is a Scrabble US word. The word skirmish is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is skirmish a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word skirmish is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

S1K5I1R1M3I1S1H4

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Yes. The word skirmish is a Words With Friends word. The word skirmish is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

SKIRMISH,

6-letter words (4 found)

RISHIS,SHIRKS,SIRIHS,SMIRKS,

5-letter words (15 found)

IMSHI,MIHIS,MIRKS,RISHI,RISKS,SHIMS,SHIRK,SHIRS,SHRIS,SIMIS,SIRIH,SIRIS,SKIMS,SMIRK,SMIRS,

4-letter words (28 found)

HIMS,HISS,IRIS,IRKS,ISMS,KHIS,KIRS,KISH,KISS,KRIS,MIHI,MIRI,MIRK,MIRS,MISS,RIMS,RISK,SHIM,SHIR,SHRI,SIMI,SIMS,SIRI,SIRS,SKIM,SKIS,SMIR,SRIS,

3-letter words (17 found)

HIM,HIS,IRK,ISH,ISM,KHI,KIR,KIS,MIR,MIS,RIM,SIK,SIM,SIR,SIS,SKI,SRI,

2-letter words (7 found)

HI,HM,IS,KI,MI,SH,SI,

You can make 72 words from skirmish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of skirmish

skirmish

Alternative forms

  • scirmish

Etymology

From Middle English skirmish (as a verb), from Old French escarmouche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio. Doublet of escarmouche and Scaramouche.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɝmɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪʃ
  • Hyphenation: skir‧mish

Noun

skirmish (plural skirmishes)

  1. (military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
  3. A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:fight
  • See also Thesaurus:dispute

Related terms

  • screen

Translations

Verb

skirmish (third-person singular simple present skirmishes, present participle skirmishing, simple past and past participle skirmished)

  1. To engage in a minor battle or dispute.

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