What does SKIRT mean?

Pronunciation
/skɜrt/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
  3. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
  4. informal terms for a (young) woman

verb

  1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”
  2. pass around or about; move along the border“The boat skirted the coast”
  3. form the edge of
  4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle“The forest surrounds my property”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

skirts10skirted12

Anagrams of SKIRT

stirk9

Words inside SKIRT

22 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

irks8kirs8kist8kits8kris8 risk8 skit8stir4 irk7its3kir7kit7 sir3 sit3 ski7 sri3tis3tsk7is2it2si2 ti2

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Questions

Is SKIRT a valid word in word games?

SKIRT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SKIRT worth?

SKIRT is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SKIRT?

22 other words, including IS, IT, ITS and SIR.