Words That Start with SK

3-letter words that start with SK

• ska7n. A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s...
• ski7n. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or...
• sky10n. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the...

4-letter words that start with SK

• skag9n. An unattractive woman.
• skar8n. A Tibetan unit of weight, equivalent to one hundredth of a srang.
• skat8n. Alternate spelling of scat: a brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.
• sked9n. A schedule.
• skeg9n. A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports...
• skep10n. A basket.
• skew11v. To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique...
• skid9n. An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the...
• skil8n. Synonym of sablefish.
• skim10v. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide...
• skin8n. The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a...
• skip10v. To move by hopping on alternate feet.
• skit8n. A short comic performance done by amateurs.
• skol8interj. A drinking-toast; cheers.
• skua8n. Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often...
• skud9v. To hit.
• skyr11n. A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a...

5-letter words that start with SK

• skald10n. A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
• skall9v. To scale; to mount.
• skank13n. Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
• skarn9n. Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
• skate9n. A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the...
• skeel9n. A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
• skeet9n. A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
• skein9n. A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and...
• skell9n. A homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
• skelp11v. To beat or slap with the hand.
• skene9n. An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the...
• skete9n. A secluded religious community in Eastern Orthodox Christianity which...
• skier9n. One who skis.
• skiff15n. A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
• skift12n. Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow...
• skill9n. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually...
• skimo11n. Ski mountaineering, especially competitive ski mountaineering.
• skimp13v. To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
• skink13n. A shin of beef.
• skins9n. The drums.
• skint9adj. Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
• skirl9v. To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
• skirt9n. A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that...
• skite9n. A contemptible person.
• skive12v. To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
• skoal9interj. A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
• skort9n. A pair of shorts designed to look like a skirt via the addition of a...
• skrrt9interj. The sound of a tire screeching.
• skulk13n. A group of foxes.
• skull9n. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium...
• skunk13n. Any of various mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and...
• skype14v. To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.

6-letter words that start with SK

• skanky17adj. Dirty; smutty or scabby.
• skater10n. A person who skates.
• skeeve13v. To disgust or disturb.
• skeevy16adj. Disgusting or distasteful.
• skeezy22adj. Despicable, tasteless.
• skelly13v. To squint.
• skerry13n. A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or...
• sketch15v. To make a brief, basic drawing.
• skewed14adj. Twisted at an angle.
• skewer13n. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during...
• skiddy15adj. Likely to skid, or cause skidding.
• skidoo11v. To depart, especially to depart quickly.
• skiing11n. A group of sports using skis as primary equipment.
• skimpy17adj. Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
• skinny13adj. Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin...
• skippy17adj. Characterized by skipping movements.
• skitch15v. To hitch a ride by holding on to a motor vehicle while riding on a...
• skitty13adj. Skittish.
• skiver13n. A slacker.
• skivvy19n. A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.
• skopos12n. The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of...
• skully13n. A street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of...
• skunky17adj. Mean, contemptible.
• skutch15n. A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother.
• skybox22n. A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
• skycam17n. A camera mounted or flying in the sky, taking aerial pictures or video...
• skycap17n. A porter at an airport.
• skylab15n. An outer space laboratory.
• skylit13adj. Receiving all or most light from the sky.
• skyway19n. An aeroplane route.

7-letter words that start with SK

• skaldic14adj. Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
• skating12n. The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
• skatole11n. A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family...
• skeeter11n. A mosquito.
• skeeved15adj. Disgusted; repulsed; creeped out.
• skelter11n. A gravity-based device used to store and rotate round food and drink in...
• skeptic15n. Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by...
• sketchy19adj. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
• skewing15n. The act of making something skewed; an alteration in a particular...
• skiable13adj. Able to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing.
• skidder13n. One who travels with a skidding motion.
• skidpad15n. A large, circular area of flat pavement used for various tests of a...
• skiffle17n. A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or...
• skilful14adj. Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful.
• skilled12adj. Having or showing skill; skillful.
• skillet11n. A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long...
• skimmed16adj. Of milk: with all of the cream removed.
• skimmer15n. A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
• skimped16adj. Sparse; scanty.
• skinful14n. Enough to fill a skin.
• skinker15n. One who serves liquor; a tapster.
• skinned12adj. Having skin.
• skinner11n. Someone who skins animals.
• skipper15n. The master of a ship.
• skirted12adj. Wearing a skirt.
• skitter11v. To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to...
• skittle11n. One of the wooden targets used in skittles.
• skiving15n. A piece made in skiving (paring or splitting) leather, especially the...
• skiwear14n. Clothing to be worn while skiing.
• skookum17adj. Excellent, impressive.
• skulker15n. One who stays where they cannot be seen (often in a cowardly way or...
• skulled12adj. Having a skull.
• skunked16adj. Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.
• skyclad17adj. Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
• skydive18n. An instance of skydiving.
• skydome17n. A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to...
• skyfall17n. An unexplained falling of objects from the sky.
• skyglow18n. The illumination of the sky above populated areas, mostly by street...
• skyhook21n. A hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
• skyland15n. The sky.
• skylark18n. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies...
• skylift17n. Cable car.
• skyline14n. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the...
• skyride15n. Synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars...
• skyship19n. A manned vehicle that flies through the sky.
• skywalk21n. Synonym of skybridge and skyway.
• skyward18adv. At or toward the sky.
• skywave20n. An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.

8-letter words that start with SK

• skeletal12n. Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually...
• skeleton12n. The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates...
• sketcher17n. One who sketches.
• skewness15n. The property of being skew.
• skicross14n. The sport of skiercross.
• skidding15n. The motion of something that skids.
• skillful15adj. Possessing skill; skilled.
• skilling13n. A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A...
• skillman14n. A gray-collar worker; someone who does skilled technical work.
• skimming17n. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
• skimpily19adv. In a skimpy manner.
• skimping17adj. Scanty; meagre; done inefficiently.
• skincare14n. The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.
• skinfold16n. A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by...
• skinhead16n. Someone with a shaved head.
• skinless12adj. Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a...
• skinnies12n. Synonym of skinny jeans.
• skinning13adj. Exceptionally cold.
• skinship17n. Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly...
• skinsuit12n. A skin-tight garment covering the torso or the whole of the body.
• skipjack27n. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
• skipping17n. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
• skirling13n. A small trout or salmon.
• skirmish17n. A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger...
• skirting13n. Skirting boards collectively.
• skittish15adj. Easily scared or startled; timid.
• skittles12n. A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to...
• skivvies18n. Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants.
• skulking17n. The action of one who skulks.
• skullcap16n. A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above...
• skybound18adj. Confined to the sky.
• skycrane17n. A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.
• skycycle22n. A bicycle capable of levitation.
• skydiver19n. Someone who skydives.
• skylight19n. A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural...
• skyrmion17n. Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to...
• skyscape19n. The view of the sky, often including the skyline.
• skyspace19n. An architectural design in which a room has a large hole in its...
• skywards19adv. In the direction of the sky; upwards.
• skywatch23v. To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets...

9-letter words that start with SK

• skatepark19n. A recreational area designed for skateboarders.
• skateshop18n. A shop that sells skateboarding equipment.
• skedaddle16v. To move or run away quickly.
• skeletons13n. Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the...
• skeptical17adj. Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
• sketchily21adv. In a sketchy manner.
• sketching19n. Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
• skewering17n. The act by which something is skewered.
• skiathlon16n. A skiing event which combines skate skiing and classic skiing, usually...
• skijoring21n. The winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled...
• skilfully19adv. UK standard spelling of skillfully.
• skinflint16n. One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a...
• skintight17adj. Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
• skippable19adj. Capable of being skipped.
• skybridge20n. A walkway connecting buildings at a significant height above ground...
• skydiving21n. The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall...
• skyrocket22n. A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into...
• skyrunner16n. A person who takes part in skyrunning.
• skywalker23n. A member of the Mohawk group of Native Americans; especially one who is...
• skywriter19n. One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a...

10-letter words that start with SK

• skateboard17n. A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on...
• skeletally17adv. Pertaining to the skeleton.
• skepticism20n. The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
• sketchbook25n. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
• skillfully20adv. In a skillful manner; with skill.
• skillshare17n. An event where volunteers teach skills.
• skinniness14n. The property of being skinny.
• skinwalker21n. A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform...
• skirmisher19n. An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.
• skittering15n. The act of one who skitters.
• skunkworks25n. A loosely organized research and development team or facility.
• skylarking22n. Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a...
• skyscraper21n. A very tall building with a large number of floors.
• skywatcher25n. One who skywatches.
• skywriting21n. Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are...

11-letter words that start with SK

• skeptically22adv. In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
• sketchiness20n. The property of being sketchy.
• skirmishing21n. A brief battle; a skirmish.
• skulduggery21n. A devious device or trick.
• skyrocketed25adj. Suddenly and rapidly increased.
• skyscraping23adj. Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.

12-letter words that start with SK

• skateboarder19n. A person who rides a skateboard.
• skeletonized26adj. Reduced to a skeleton.
• skeuomorphic25adj. Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained...
• skillfulness19n. The state or quality of being adept or skillful.
• skimboarding22n. A form of surfing in shallow water near a beach.
• skittishness19n. The property of being skittish.

13-letter words that start with SK

• skateboarding21n. The act of riding on a skateboard.
• skeuomorphism26n. The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design...

15-letter words that start with SK

• skeletonization28n. The act or process of skeletonizing.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with SK are there?

Word.ws lists 220 words that start with SK, plus 436 rare ones.

What are common words that start with SK?

skin, sky, skill, skip, ski, skilled, skull and sketch.

Which of the words that start with SK has the highest letter score?

skeletonization scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

Related word lists

• Words That Start with S
• Words Ending in SK
• 5-Letter Words Starting with SK
• Q Words Without U