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Definition skein

Etymology

From Middle English skeyne, Old French escaigne, French �cagne, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (�to split off�)

Noun

skein (plural skeins)

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.
(figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
(zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.
(wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
(zoology, provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
(sports) A winning streak.

Verb

skein (third-person singular simple present skeins, present participle skeining, simple past and past participle skeined)

To wind or weave into a skein.

Results 450 Words with the letters SKEIN

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9 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

ALIKENESS 15

ANKERITES 14

ANTISMOKE 17

BALKINESS 18

BALKLINES 19

BANKSIDES 18

BAUDEKINS 19

BEARSKINS 17

BEKISSING 19

BEKNIGHTS 21

BENEDICKS 21

BESMOKING 22

BREAKINGS 19

BRISKNESS 17

BULKINESS 19

CAPESKINS 20

CASKETING 19

CHINKIEST 19

CHUNKIEST 20

CLUNKIEST 19

COCKINESS 20

CORKINESS 17

CRANKIEST 17

CYTOKINES 19

DEERSKINS 15

DEVILKINS 20

DICKENSES 18

DONNIKERS 16

DUSKINESS 16

EKTEXINES 21

EMBOSKING 22

ENKINDLES 17

FIREPINKS 20

FLAKINESS 18

FLINKITES 18

FORESKINS 17

FUNKINESS 19

GAWKINESS 19

GREENSICK 19

HANDSPIKE 20

HUSKINESS 17

ICEBLINKS 21

ICEKHANAS 19

INKSTONES 15

INSTROKES 14

JERKINESS 23

KAISERINS 14

KAKIEMONS 21

KASHERING 18

KENOSISES 14

KEPHALINS 20

KEROSINES 14

KIDNAPEES 18

KIDNAPERS 18

KINDLIEST 16

KINESCOPE 20

KINGLIEST 17

KINGSIDES 17

KINKINESS 19

KINSWOMEN 21

KITTENISH 16

KNAVERIES 18

KNOBBIEST 20

KNOTTIEST 14

KNUBBIEST 21

KNURLIEST 16

KOOKINESS 18

KOSHERING 18

LANKINESS 16

LARKINESS 15

LEAKINESS 15

LIMEKILNS 19

LUCKINESS 19

MILKINESS 18

MINIBIKES 20

MISRECKON 20

MISSPOKEN 20

MOLESKINS 18

MONICKERS 20

MONKERIES 17

MURKINESS 18

MUSKINESS 18

NECKLINES 19

NICKNAMES 21

NINEBARKS 18

NONSKIERS 15

PEACENIKS 20

PENKNIVES 22

PERKINESS 17

PINCHECKS 25

PRESHRINK 19

PUNKINESS 19

QUICKNESS 27

REFUSENIK 18

REFUSNIKS 18

REINVOKES 18

REKINDLES 16

RESEEKING 16

RESOAKING 16

RESTOKING 16

RINGNECKS 20

RISKINESS 14

ROCKINESS 17

SAINTLIKE 15

SCREAKING 19

SEALSKINS 15

SHAKINESS 16

SHEEPSKIN 19

SHRIEKING 18

SHRINKAGE 18

SHRINKERS 16

SHUNPIKED 21

SHUNPIKER 20

SHUNPIKES 20

SICKENERS 17

SICKENING 20

SILKALINE 16

SILKINESS 15

SILKOLINE 16

SINKHOLES 17

SKETCHING 21

SKEWERING 19

SKINHEADS 17

SKINNIEST 15

SKIPLANES 18

SKLENTING 18

SLICKNESS 18

SLINKIEST 15

SMOKINESS 17

SNAILLIKE 16

SNAKEBIRD 18

SNAKEBITE 17

SNAKELIKE 19

SNAKESKIN 19

SNARKIEST 14

SNEAKIEST 14

SNICKERED 18

SNICKERER 17

SOCKETING 19

SPEAKINGS 19

SPECKLING 23

SPIKENARD 18

SPIKINESS 17

SPINELIKE 18

SPINNAKER 18

SPRINKLED 19

SPRINKLER 18

SPRINKLES 18

SPUNKIEST 18

SQUEAKING 26

STEINBOKS 17

STENOKIES 14

STINKIEST 14

STINKWEED 18

STOCKINET 17

STREAKING 16

STREEKING 16

SUCKERING 20

SULKINESS 16

SWANKIEST 17

TACKINESS 17

TALKINESS 15

THICKNESS 19

TINKERERS 14

TINKLIEST 15

TOKENISMS 17

TURNPIKES 18

TWINKLERS 18

UNKINDEST 17

UNSKILLED 18

UROKINASE 15

WACKINESS 20

WAKENINGS 20

WEAKLINGS 20

WINESKINS 18

WRECKINGS 22

ZINKIFIES 26

8 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

BANKSIDE 17

BEARSKIN 16

BEATNIKS 16

BETHINKS 18

BLINKERS 17

BUSKINED 18

CAPESKIN 19

CHEWINKS 21

CHICKENS 21

CLINKERS 17

CRINKLES 17

DECKINGS 19

DEERSKIN 14

DINKIEST 14

DOESKINS 14

DRINKERS 14

EINKORNS 14

ENSKYING 18

ERLKINGS 16

EYEWINKS 18

FLUNKIES 18

FORESKIN 16

FUNKIEST 17

GHERKINS 17

GINGKOES 17

GINKGOES 17

HINKIEST 15

HOKINESS 15

HUNKIEST 16

ICKINESS 16

IKEBANAS 16

INKINESS 14

INKSTONE 14

INKWELLS 18

INSTROKE 13

INVOKERS 17

JINGKOES 24

JOKINESS 22

JUNKIEST 23

KAINITES 13

KAISERIN 13

KAOLINES 14

KEEPINGS 18

KEGLINGS 18

KENNINGS 17

KERATINS 13

KERNITES 13

KEROSINE 13

KINDLERS 15

KINDLESS 15

KINDNESS 15

KINDREDS 15

KINESICS 16

KINETICS 16

KINETINS 14

KINGLESS 16

KINGLETS 16

KINGSIDE 16

KINKIEST 17

KITCHENS 18

KNICKERS 20

KNITTERS 13

KREMLINS 17

KUNZITES 23

KYANISED 16

KYANISES 15

KYANITES 15

KYANIZES 24

LANKIEST 14

LENTISKS 14

LIKENESS 14

LINKAGES 16

LINKSMEN 18

METHINKS 18

MISTAKEN 16

MOLESKIN 17

MONIKERS 16

NECKINGS 19

NECKTIES 16

NESTLIKE 14

NONSKIER 14

NOSELIKE 14

PINKEYES 18

PINKNESS 17

PLINKERS 17

POKINESS 16

PRINKERS 16

PUNKIEST 17

QUICKENS 26

RAMEKINS 16

RANPIKES 16

REDSKINS 14

REFUSNIK 17

RETHINKS 15

SANDLIKE 15

SEALSKIN 14

SHRINKER 15

SHUNPIKE 19

SICKENED 17

SICKENER 16

SICKNESS 16

SINKABLE 17

SINKAGES 15

SINKHOLE 16

SKEINING 16

SKELPING 19

SKINHEAD 16

SKINKERS 17

SKINLESS 14

SKINLIKE 18

SKINNERS 14

SKINNIER 14

SKIPLANE 17

SKYLINES 16

SLEEKING 16

SLINKIER 14

SMEEKING 18

SMERKING 18

SNAGLIKE 16

SNAKEBIT 16

SNAKIEST 13

SNARKIER 13

SNEAKIER 13

SNEAKILY 16

SNEAKING 16

SNICKERS 16

SNICKERY 18

SNOWLIKE 17

SONGLIKE 16

SPEAKING 18

SPECKING 21

SPRINKLE 17

SPUNKIER 17

SPUNKIES 17

STEEKING 15

STEINBOK 16

STICKMEN 19

STINKERS 13

STINKIER 13

STRICKEN 16

SWANKIER 16

SWANLIKE 17

THICKENS 18

THINKERS 15

TINKLERS 14

TOKENISM 16

TRINKETS 13

TWANKIES 16

TWINKLES 17

UNAKITES 14

UNKISSED 15

UNSICKER 17

WINESKIN 17

WONKIEST 16

WRINKLES 17

7 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

ALKINES 13

DICKENS 16

DINKEYS 15

DINKIES 13

DOESKIN 13

EIKONES 12

ENSKIED 13

ENSKIES 12

HANKIES 14

HONKIES 14

HUNKIES 15

INKIEST 12

INKLESS 13

INTAKES 12

INVOKES 16

JERKINS 21

JINKERS 21

JUNKIES 22

KELVINS 17

KENOSIS 12

KIDNEYS 15

KINASES 12

KINDEST 13

KINDLES 14

KINEMAS 15

KINESES 12

KINESIC 15

KINESIS 12

KINSMEN 16

KITTENS 12

KNIFERS 15

KNISHES 14

KYANISE 14

LENTISK 13

LINKERS 13

MISKNEW 18

NICKELS 16

NICKERS 15

NICKLES 16

NOOKIES 12

PINKENS 16

PINKERS 15

PINKEST 15

PINKEYS 17

PINKIES 15

PINKOES 15

PUNKIES 16

REDSKIN 13

REKNITS 12

RELINKS 13

SEEKING 14

SICKENS 15

SINKAGE 14

SINKERS 12

SKEEING 14

SKEINED 13

SKEWING 17

SKINKED 17

SKINKER 16

SKINNED 14

SKINNER 13

SKYLINE 15

SLINKED 14

SNAKIER 12

SNICKED 16

SNICKER 15

SONLIKE 13

SPUNKIE 16

STINKER 12

SUNLIKE 14

SWINKED 16

TINKERS 12

TINKLES 13

WELKINS 16

WINKERS 15

WINKLES 16

6 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

EIKONS 11

ENOKIS 11

INKERS 11

INKLES 12

KINASE 11

KNIFES 14

KNIVES 15

KOINES 11

LIKENS 12

MINKES 14

PEKINS 14

REINKS 11

SICKEN 14

SILKEN 12

SINKER 11

SKEINS 11

5 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

KINES 10

SKEIN 10

4 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

INKS 9

KENS 9

KINE 9

KINS 9

SIKE 8

SINE 5

SINK 9

SKIN 9

3 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

ENS 4

INK 8

INS 4

KEN 8

KIN 8

SEI 3

SEN 4

SIN 4

SKI 7

2 letter words with the letters SKEIN ↑

EN 3

ES 2

IN 3

IS 2

KI 6

NE 3

SI 2

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