skill: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of skill
noun
- countable, uncountable
A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
Example: Where did you pick up that skill?
- countable, uncountable
A reusable configuration (prompt) that defines how an AI agent performs a specific task.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
Knowledge; understanding.
Listed forms: skills, skil.
Source: Wiktionary — skill.
adj
- UK, slang
Great, excellent.
Listed forms: skiller, skillest, skil.
Source: Wiktionary — skill.
verb
- transitive
To set apart; separate.
- dialectal, transitive
To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
- intransitive
To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
- intransitive
To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
Listed forms: skills, skilling, skilled.
Source: Wiktionary — skill.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for skill.
noun
an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is skill in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of skill
S(1) + K(5) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of skill
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from skill
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in skill. Showing up to 24, longest first.