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Is skua a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skua is a Scrabble US word. The word skua is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is skua a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word skua is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1K5U1A1

Is skua a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word skua is a Words With Friends word. The word skua is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

AUKS,SKUA,

3-letter words (6 found)

ASK,AUK,KAS,SAU,SKA,SUK,

2-letter words (3 found)

AS,KA,US,

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

All 4 letters words made out of skua

skua ksua suka uska kusa uksa skau ksau saku asku kasu aksu suak usak sauk asuk uask ausk kuas ukas kaus akus uaks auks

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

Definitions and meaning of skua

skua

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskjuːə/
  • Homophone: skewer (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

skua (plural skuas)

  1. Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

Synonyms

  • jaeger

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • skua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Aksu, Kasu, Kaus, Sauk, auks

French

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”).

Noun

skua m (plural skuas)

  1. great skua
    Synonym: grand labbe

See also

  • Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
  • labbe

Further reading

  • “skua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of noun) skuene
  • (of verb) skuet

Noun

skua n

  1. definite plural of skue

Verb

skua

  1. inflection of skue:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Source: wiktionary.org