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Is skylark a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word skylark is a Scrabble US word. The word skylark is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is skylark a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word skylark is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

S1K5Y4L1A1R1K5

Is skylark a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word skylark is a Words With Friends word. The word skylark is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

SKYLARK,

5-letter words (11 found)

ARYLS,KARKS,KARSY,KRAYS,KYAKS,KYARS,LARKS,LARKY,RYALS,SARKY,YARKS,

4-letter words (25 found)

ALKY,ARKS,ARSY,ARYL,KAKS,KARK,KAYS,KRAY,KSAR,KYAK,KYAR,LAKY,LARK,LARS,LAYS,LYRA,RAYS,RYAL,RYAS,SARK,SKRY,SKYR,SLAY,YAKS,YARK,

3-letter words (24 found)

ALS,ARK,ARS,ARY,ASK,AYS,KAK,KAS,KAY,LAR,LAS,LAY,RAS,RAY,RYA,SAL,SAR,SAY,SKA,SKY,SLY,YAK,YAR,YAS,

2-letter words (8 found)

AL,AR,AS,AY,KA,KY,LA,YA,

You can make 69 words from skylark according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of skylark

skylark

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Etymology

From sky +‎ lark.

Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskʌɪ.lɑːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈskaɪ.lɑɹk/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɪlɑːk, -aɪlɑɹk

Noun

skylark (plural skylarks)

  1. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Derived terms

  • Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
  • Japanese skylark (Alauda japonica)
  • oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)

Translations

Verb

skylark (third-person singular simple present skylarks, present participle skylarking, simple past and past participle skylarked)

  1. (dated, originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

Derived terms

  • skylarker
  • skylarking

References

  • Google Ngram Viewer: "skylark, skylarking"
    Peak usage 1900—1925, steady decline thereafter.
  • Cultural Studies Review, October 2008, p. 40:
    "...'skylarking' is a somewhat outmoded term..."

Source: wiktionary.org