Definitions For Skirmish

noun

  • A minor short-term fight
  • A brief and usually unplanned fight during a war
  • A minor or brief argument or disagreement

verb

  • Engage in a skirmish
  • To be involved in a skirmish

Is Skirmish a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
17

The word Skirmish is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Skirmish in a Sentence

  • Skirmishes broke out between rebel groups.
  • Violent skirmishes with the enemy continue despite talks of peace.
  • Rebel groups are skirmishing with military forces.
  • The presidential candidates skirmished over their economic plans.

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