sky: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of sky
noun
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
Example: That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
Example: I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
- archaic, literary, poetic
Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
Example: This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
Listed forms: skies, skie.
Source: Wiktionary — sky.
verb
- informal, transitive
To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- transitive
To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- transitive
To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- transitive
To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
Listed forms: skies, skying, skied, skyed.
Source: Wiktionary — sky.
noun
- UK, obsolete, slang
A disagreeable person; an enemy.
Listed forms: skies.
Source: Wiktionary — sky.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
throw or toss with a light motion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sky in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sky
S(1) + K(5) + Y(4) = 10 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 sky
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Shorter words from sky
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