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5 letter words starting with ski

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with ski.

  • SKIDS
  • SKIED
  • SKIER
  • SKIES
  • SKIEY
  • SKIFF
  • SKILL
  • SKIMO
  • SKIMP
  • SKIMS
  • SKINK
  • SKINS
  • SKINT
  • SKIOS
  • SKIPS
  • SKIRL
  • SKIRR
  • SKIRT
  • SKITE
  • SKITS
  • SKIVE
  • SKIVY

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of skids

skids (noun)

  1. An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
  2. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan.
  3. (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
  4. A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.

skids (verb)

  1. To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.
  2. To protect or support with a skid or skids.
  3. To cause to move on skids.
  4. To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.

skids (noun)

  1. A stepchild.

Definition of skiff

skiff (noun)

  1. Term used in tea gardens and denotes the act of cutting/pruning the bushes as per the specific norms. Various types of skiff are used viz Light Skiff (LS), Medium Skiff (MS), Deep Skiff (DS) and Level Of Skiff (LOS).

skiff (noun)

  1. A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
  2. Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
  3. A light wind/rain/snow, etc.

skiff (verb)

  1. To navigate in a skiff.

skiff (verb)

  1. To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table

skiff (noun)

  1. (Nova Scotia) a deep blanket of snow covering the ground

Definition of skims

skims (verb)

  1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
  2. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
  3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
  4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
  5. To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
  6. To ricochet
  7. To read quickly, skipping some detail
  8. To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
  9. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
  10. To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
  11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
  12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
  13. To become coated over.

Definition of skirr

skirr (noun)

  1. A tern.

skirr (verb)

  1. To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound
  2. To make a whirring sound.
  3. To search about in, scour
  4. To pass over quickly, skim