Skein

/skeɪn/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Skein

noun

A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
A web, a weave, a tangle.
The membrane of a fish ovary.
(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
(provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

verb

To wind or weave into a skein.

Anagrams of Skein

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "skein":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "skein" and rearranging:

+linkles likens silken

+oeikons enokis koines

+rinkers reinks sinker

Related Word Patterns

SK...Words starting with "sk"...INWords ending with "in"All 5-letter words Unscramble "skein"

Letter Values

s1

k5

e1

i1

n1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Skein

abscisin abstain acetin acetophenetidin acrasin acrolein actin actinomycin actomyosin acyloin adjoin adrenalin

Related 5-Letter Words

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Skein"

Skein is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "skein" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Skein" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "skein" is a low-scoring word.