skim
Skim can refer to a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid or reading or glancing through quickly. As a verb, skim can mean to move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of, travel on the surface of water, or cause to skip over a surface.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
SK
Ends
KIM
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “SKIM” Mean?
/skɪm/
skim has 10 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senseused of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
“yogurt made with skim milk”
“she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
“there was a thin skim of oil on the water”
reading or glancing through quickly
Synonyms
Verb
7 sensestravel on the surface of water
Synonyms
move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
coat (a liquid) with a layer
Show 1 more verb definition
read superficially
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
Length
4 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
M
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
S, K, I, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SKIM has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SKIM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SKIM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SKIM uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
SK, KI, IM
Trigrams
SKI, KIM
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