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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

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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.

Definitions and meaning of skua

skua

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

skua (plural skuas)

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

Synonyms

  • jaeger

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

skua (third-person singular simple present skuas, present participle skuaing, simple past and past participle skuaed)

  1. (transitive, slang, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission.

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

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

Noun

skua n

  1. definite plural of skue

Verb

skua

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

Source: wiktionary.org