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Definition: Ski |
SkiNoun1. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow. Verb1. Move along on skis; "Ski the Rockies. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ski" was first used: 1755. (references) |
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Cross-country skiing (commonly abbreviated X-country skiing; also Nordic skiing) An adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive sport popular in many countries with large snowfields. As an adventure activity, it may be viewed as "bushwalking on skis".
Equipment
The skis are long and thin to distribute the weight of the skier. Like downhill skiers, they carry two poless, usually made of aluminium, fibreglass or some other light material, with a spike at the end to provide a fixed pivot when the pole penetrates through to a hard surface, and a plastic ring (or basket) both to provide maximum impetus from thick snow where that does not occur and to ensure the pole only goes to its designed embedding depth, so as to optimise the angle of arm force.
Techniques
There are three main techniques used. Special equipment is available to suit each.
Classical Technique
To move when on level ground or uphill whilst using the classical style, cross-country skiers slide one ski forward and reach with the arm on the same side to implant the pole in the snow in front of them, then pull on the pole to accelerate themselves along. They then lift the pole out of the snow and repeat the process with the other side of the body, hopefully maintaining momentum and achieving a smooth, energy-saving rhythm.When reaching a downhill slope, they are able to coast down in a similar manner to downhill skiing, or may use Telemark technique - see below.
The classical style is often performed on prepared trails (pistes) that have pairs of parallel grooves cut into the snow, one for each ski, and consequently a special long, narrow and light ski is usually used. The skis used either have a fish-scale underside, or ski wax is applied to the central section in the centre of the ski, so that when the skier kicks the ski into the snow it grips, allowing the skier to move forward.
When skiing away from prepared trails, a much wider ski is usually used. When used by the local population of flat regions, such as parts of Finland, the skis may also be much longer, sometimes exceeding 3 or 4 yards (metres) in length.
Skating Technique
Skating involves the skier pushing outward with the ski angled, so that the inner edge of the ski is driven against the snow, much like an ice skater. Skis tend to be shorter than those used in classical technique, and poles longer. There are various combinations of ski and pole movements to suit the terrain and conditions. The technique is only suitable for use on prepared trails (pistes) or those with firm, smooth snow.
Telemark Technique
The Telemark technique is particularly suited to backcountry skiing (off piste cross-country skiing). While it is firstly a technique for descending, for those with dedicated equipment it is effectively a separate branch of skiing that takes place in the backcountry (off piste) - see Telemark skiing for details.
History
Cross-country skiing has been practised in Scandinavian countries since prehistoric times, and also possibly by native Americans for similar lengths of time. It has been used by polar explorers as a means of transport, and all Scandinavian armies train their infantry on skis for winter operations.
Competitition Events
Today, there are several types of cross-country competitive events, involving racess of various types and lengths, as well as the biathlon, involving a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
As an Adventurous Activity
As an adventure activity, skiiers tackle trails of various lengths and difficulties. Some skiiers stay out for extended periods using tents and equipment similar to bushwalkers, others take relatively short trips from ski resorts, or use huts provided along some trails.
See also
- Skiing and Skiing Topics
- Ski touring
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cross-country skiing."
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This article concerns the skis used in skiing. For the town in Norway, see Ski, Norway.
A ski is a thin, flat-bottomed device attached by means of bindingss to the skier's ski boots, with a slightly upturned, pointed front end to avoid digging into the snow. Also, a ski may denote a similar device used for other purposes than skiing, e.g., for steering snowmobiles.
Construction
Skis were originally wooden planks. They are now usually made from a complex assembly of components including glass fiber Kevlar or related composite materials, though they may contain a wood core.
In alpine and backcountry varieties of skiing, and sometimes in others, skis have strips of metal running along the lower edges of the ski to bite into the snow more effectively.
Shape
The sides of most skis describe a parabola, making the ski narrower under the skiers foot than at the tip and tail. By setting the ski at an angle so that the edge cuts into the snow, the ski will follow the parabloa and hence turn the skier, a practice known as carving a turn. Faced by competition from snowboarding, during the 1990s this shaping of the ski became significantly more pronounced to make it easier for skiers to carve turns, and such skis may be termed carving skis. For other turning techniques, see Skiing.
Types
Many types of skis exist, all designed for use different situations, of which the following are a selection.
Downhill ski
Downhill skiss are svaged to promote easy turning. The ski binding anchors the foot firmly to the ski at heel and toe. It is spring-loaded, detaching the ski from the foot in case excessive force is applied.
Alpine ski touring ski
Alpine ski touring ski. This type of ski is ususally a light-weight downhill ski with a alpine touring binding.
Telemark ski
Telemark ski. A downhill or touring ski, where the binding attaches only at the toe. The Telemark ski was the first ski with an inwards-turned waist which made it much easier for skiers to turn. It was pioneered by Sondre Norheim of Telemark, Norway
Cross-country ski
Cross-country skiss are very light and narrow, and usually have quite straight edges. The bindings attach at the toes only. They are usually coated with wax to reduce friction during forward motion, but also to get adhesion when going uphill. Some models may have patterns on the bottom to increase the friction when the ski slides backward. These skis are also used in biathlons.
Backcountry ski
Skis for mountain/backcountry/cross-country free range skiing which are designed for skiing on unbroken snow, where an established track is lacking. These are characteristically quite wide, and with cable bindingss to provide general sturdyness, and to better extract ones feet from deep snowbanks, in case it should be impossible to reach the bindings by hand. This is also the model used by military forces trained to fight in winter conditions, and the most closely related to the historical ski.
Ski jumping ski
Skis for ski jumping. Long and wide skis, which bindings attaching at the toe.
See also
- Skiing and skiing topics – further details of skis related to particular variations of ski sport
- History of skiing – the ancient history of skis
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ski."
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The town Ski in the county of Akershus, Norway, has 25,763 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ski, Norway."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Skiing is a human activity gliding over show using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings.
Many different types of skiing are popular, especially in colder climes, and many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and other sporting organizations.
However, aside from people in Scandinavia, skiing is recreational downhill skiing in which one visits a ski resort, purchases a lift ticket, dons cold-weather clothing, skis, ski boots and ski poles, and embarks on a chairlift, gondola lift, or other mechanical method of uphill propulsion. Upon reaching the summit, the skier disembarks from the ski lift and travels downhill, propelled by gravity. One should not attempt this, unless one has been to ski school and learned how to turn and stop safely. Otherwise one's speed is likely to become excessive, uncontrollable, and attenuated only by stationary objects such as trees.
In skiings traditional core regions in the snowy parts of Scandinavia, both recreational and competitive skiing is as likely to refer to the cross-country/Nordic variants as to the internationally more well-known downhill variants.
Skiing Topics
Types of skiing
- Alpine skiing (also known as Downhill skiing)
- Backcountry skiing (also known as Off Piste skiing)
- Cross-country skiing (also known as Nordic skiing)
- Extreme skiing
- Telemark skiing
- Speed skiing
- Ski jumping
- Ski touring
Turning Techniques
- Stem techniques
- The Snowplough - (also known as the wedge) - see snowplough turn
- The Snowplough turn - (also known as the wedge turn or stem turn)
- The Stem Christie
- Parallel turn
- Telemark turn
Equipment
- Skis
- Ski bindings
- Ski boots
- Ski poles
- Ski wax
Competition Events
- Winter Olympic Games
Alpine Events
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Downhill
- Freestyle
- Slalom
- Gian slalom
- Super Giant Slalom
- Speed Skiing
- Moguls
Nordic Events
- Biathlon
- Nordic combined
- Ski jumping
Skiing Organisations
- International organisations:
- International Biathlon Union
- International Ski Federation
- National organisations:
- Professional Ski Instructors of America
- Ski Club of Great Britain
Ski Safety
- Avalanches
- Cornices
- Crevasses
- Mountain rescue
Ski Lifts
- Aerial tramway (or cablecar)
- Chairlift
- Detachable chairlift
- Funitel
- Funicular
- Gondola lift
- Rope tow
Other
- History of skiing
- Dry ski slope
- Indoor ski slope
- List of ski areas
- Ski resort
- Ski school
- Snow
- Snow cannon
- Ice
- Trail grooming machine (piste basher)
Health and Injuries
- Altitude sickness
- Human anatomy
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- Fracture
- First aid
- Wilderness first aid
- Frost bite
- Hypothermia
- Physical fitness
- Exercise
- Snow blindness
Related Sports
- Water skiing
- Grass skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowshoe walking
- Sports
- Winter sport
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Skiing."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SKI | English | Skipjack tuna(= fish) | Food & Agriculture, Biology & Biotechnology |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: SkiSynonym: skis (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Vehicle | Equipage, turn-out; coach, chariot, phaeton, break, mail phaeton, wagonette, drag, curricle, tilbury, whisky, landau, barouche, victoria, brougham, clarence, calash, caleche, britzka, araba, kibitka; berlin; sulky, desobligeant, sociable, vis-a-vis, dormeuse; jaunting car, outside car; dandi; doolie, dooly; munchil, palki; roller skates, skate; runabout; ski; tonjon; vettura. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ski |
| English words defined with "ski": apres-ski ♦ chair lift, chairlift ♦ downhill ♦ kick turn ♦ mouth hole ♦ piste ♦ rope tow ♦ schuss, ski boot, ski boots, ski jumper, ski lodge, stem, stem turn, surface lift ♦ telemark ♦ water ski. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ski": ADHESIVE PRIMER ♦ buoyant chistie ♦ christiana léger, CUSTOM SKI MAKER ♦ INSPECTOR, ELEVATORS ♦ jumping ski ♦ light christie ♦ MANAGER, WINTER SPORTS ♦ PAINTER, SKI EDGE ♦ safety engineer, elevators, seasonal/recreational-occasional use housing unit, SKI BASE TRIMMER, SKI MAKER, WOOD, SKI MOLDER, SKI PATROLLER, SKI REPAIRER, PRODUCTION, SKI TOPPER, SKI-BINDING FITTER-AND-REPAIRER, SKI-TOP TRIMMER, SNOWMAKER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ski" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (ski), Albanian (ski), Danish (ski), Dutch (ski), French (ski, skiing), German (ski), Norwegian (ski), Turkish (ski). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid (Eddie Izzard: Definite Article; writing credit: Eddie Izzard) He was wearing a ski mask (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang) Without warning it can shift and break into an avalanche of millions of tons of ice. On the other side of this barrier lies the most challenging ski run in the world (The Man Who Skied Down Everest; writing credit: Kyle Onstott; Jack Kirkland) You can't ski there (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) I understand she was a guest at your ski lodge (Snowbeast; writing credit: Roger Patterson; Joseph Stefano) | |
Clever | Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Ski Bum (1971) Last of the Ski Bums (1969) The Only Way to Ski (1969) Ski on the Wild Side (1967) Learn to Ski (1964) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Ski Boats for rent on the shores of Key Biscayne. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Jet ski boats at Port-O-Call Marina. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Increasing expanses of melted snow and ice during the spring melt Weasel checking sea ice landing strip at Oliktok Point - If weasel didn't break ice, ski planes could land. If weasels broke ice, they would float as they were amphibious. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | A young woman applies lipstick while riding on a ski lift, she appears to be using her mirror to look at the man behind her on the lift] / Saxon. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ski troops in "Exercise Sweetbriar". Credit: Library of Congress. |  | German troops in winter uniform, 1942: ski troopers in Finland (Karelia or Lapland) December] / by Gabel. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A Ski brigade. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ski trail on way up Mount Mansfield, Smuggler's Notch, near Stowe, Vermont. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Local schoolchildren of North Conway, New Hampshire, have ski races on Saturdays on Cranmore Mountain. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Viewpoint School, Amenia, New York. Up the ski trail. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Utah ski resort" by Hector Alfaro Commentary: "A ski resort in Utah." | "Ski 2003" by Simon Marriott Commentary: "Ski trip 2003." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Most popular are French and Austrian ski resorts. (references) | |
The U.K. outbound ski market is growing, with France the most popular destination. (references) | ||
Many Belgian travelers take a ski vacation each winter and a sun vacation each summer. (references) | ||
Economic History | Ireland | Best prospects sectors include adventure/outdoor, ski and cruise vacations. (references) |
Australia | Eastern ski resorts are increasingly combined with visits to New York City and Boston. (references) | |
Bulgaria | Opportunities for investment in Bulgaria's tourist infrastructure center on the ski resorts, Black Sea summer resorts, and hot springs. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ski" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.91% of the time. "Ski" is used about 722 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 80.91% | 584 | 10,844 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 12.72% | 92 | 34,282 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.53% | 40 | 54,274 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.69% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.14% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 722 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ski": base of ski ♦ downhill ski ♦ jumping ski ♦ ski binding ♦ ski bob ♦ ski boot ♦ ski boots ♦ ski cap ♦ ski conditions ♦ ski down ♦ ski flying ♦ ski instructor ♦ ski jacket ♦ ski jump ♦ ski jumper ♦ ski jumping ♦ ski lift ♦ ski lodge ♦ ski mask ♦ ski mountaineering ♦ ski pants ♦ ski parka ♦ ski pass ♦ ski patrol ♦ ski piste ♦ ski plane ♦ ski pole ♦ ski race ♦ ski rack ♦ ski resort ♦ ski run ♦ ski slope ♦ ski stick ♦ ski suit ♦ ski tow ♦ ski trail ♦ ski wax ♦ slalom ski ♦ snow ski ♦ water ski. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ski": ski-area, ski-bargains, ski-bindings, ski-boots, ski-bum, ski-bums, ski-cabin, ski-caps, ski-chair, Ski-chalet, ski-clothes, ski-club, ski-drive, ski-ed, ski-ers, ski-flap, ski-flop, ski-gear, ski-guide, ski-guiding, ski-hat, ski-hats, ski-hire, ski-holiday, ski-ing, ski-jacket, ski-jump, ski-jumper, ski-jumping, ski-jumping competition, ski-lift, ski-lifts, ski-marching, ski-mask, ski-masks, ski-mountaineers, ski-pants, ski-plane, ski-pole, ski-poles, ski-racing, ski-rack, ski-road, ski-run, ski-running, ski-schools, ski-scooter, ski-shop, ski-slope, ski-slopes, ski-specific, ski-sticks, ski-suit, ski-suits, Ski-surf, ski-tan, ski-tourer, ski-tow, ski-tows, ski-track, ski-trousers, ski-type, ski-wear. | |
Ending with "ski": apres-ski, pre-ski, water-ski. | |
Containing "ski": sore-thumb-ski-bums, water-ski-but. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
jet ski | 5,894 | ski goggles | 344 |
ski resort | 4,161 | jet ski part | 325 |
ski | 3,574 | jet ski rental | 318 |
ski vacation | 1,436 | used jet ski | 298 |
ski clothes | 1,136 | jet ski for sale | 297 |
water ski | 1,026 | ski vacation rental | 268 |
ski trip | 971 | colorado ski resort | 264 |
ski gear | 915 | area marquette mi mountain ski | 258 |
ski boat | 890 | area ca mammoth mountain ski | 250 |
ski lodge | 577 | ski nautique | 249 |
ski doo | 562 | yamaha jet ski | 249 |
ski equipment | 522 | polaris jet ski | 209 |
ski lake tahoe | 476 | ski idaho | 203 |
jump ski | 466 | snow ski | 200 |
ski boot | 419 | ski vermont | 198 |
ski switzerland | 399 | ski oregon | 197 |
ski chile | 398 | fish ski boat | 196 |
jackson hole wy ski resort | 389 | ski sports sun | 175 |
jet ski kawasaki | 371 | jet ski trailer | 169 |
ski clothing | 354 | ski holiday | 167 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ski"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | ski. (various references) | |
Albanian | ski, bëj ski. (various references) | |
Arabic | مزلج (bobsled, skate, sled), تزلج (glide, skate, skating, sled, slide, slip), تزحلق (toboggan), زحلوقة (skis). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ска, карам ски. (various references) | |
Chinese | 滑雪 (Skied, skiing, skis). (various references) | |
Czech | lyžovat, lyže. (various references) | |
Danish | ski. (various references) | |
Dutch | skiën. (various references) | |
Esperanto | skio, skikuri, skii. (various references) | |
Faeroese | skíð. (various references) | |
Farsi | اسکی بازی کردن , اسکی . (various references) | |
Finnish | suksi (skid, sledge runner), hiihtää. (various references) | |
French | ski (skiing). (various references) | |
German | Schi, Ski. (various references) | |
Greek | σκι. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מגלש (skid, slide, surfboard), לעשות סקי, להחליק על מגלשים, סקי (skiing). (various references) | |
Hungarian | síel (to ski). (various references) | |
Italian | sci (skiing). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | スキーの板 (ski tour, ski-wear). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | スキーのいた. (various references) | |
Korean | 스키 (skis). (various references) | |
Manx | sheeal. (various references) | |
Norwegian | ski. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iskay.(various references) | |
Polish | narta, jeździć na nartach. (various references) | |
Portuguese | esqui. (various references) | |
Romanian | schi (skiing). (various references) | |
Russian | ходить на лыжах, кататься на лыжах/ лыжа, лыжа (skis), лыжи, л (lion, summer). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | smučka, skijati se, skijati, skija. (various references) | |
Spanish | esquiar, esquí (skiing). (various references) | |
Swedish | skida (hull, husk, pod, pod to a bean, scabbard, sheath, sheathe, siliqua). (various references) | |
Thai | เคลื่อนไปด้วยสกี, กระดานสกี. (various references) | |
Turkish | ski, kaymak (aquaplane, cream, glide, glissade, head, lapse, prolapse, skate, skimmings, slide, slip, slither, slump), kayak yapmak, kayak. (various references) | |
Turkmen | lyzha (r) (skiing). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ходити на лижах, лижа. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự trượt tuyết (ski-running), sự đi xki (ski-running), môn nhảy xki (ski-jump), cái nhảy xki đường dốc nhảy xki (ski-jump). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ski": skiable, skiagram, skiagrams, skibob, skibobber, skibobbers, skibobbing, skibobbings, skibobs, skid, skidded, skidder, skidders, skiddier, skiddiest, skidding, skiddoo, skiddooed, skiddooing, skiddoos, skiddy, skidoo, skidooed, skidooing, skidoos, skidproof, skids, skidway, skidways, skied, skier, skiers, skies, skiey, skiff, skiffle, skiffled, skiffles, skiffling, skiffs, skiing, skiings, skijorer, skijorers, skijoring, skijorings, skilful, skill, skilled, skilless, skillessness. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ski": buttinski, hydroski, kazatski, kolinski, miniski, turfski. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ski": antiskid, asking, askings, asterisking, basking, bearskin, bearskins, blatherskite, blatherskites, boskier, boskiest, brisking, buckskin, buckskinned, buckskins, buskin, buskined, busking, buskins, buttinskies, calfskin, calfskins, capeskin, capeskins, casking, coonskin, coonskins, cornhusking, cornhuskings, cowskin, cowskins, damasking, deerskin, deerskins, disking, doeskin, doeskins, droskies, duskier, duskiest, duskily, duskiness, duskinesses, dusking, duskish, dyskinesia, dyskinesias, dyskinetic, embosking, enskied, enskies. (additional references) | |
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"Ski" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Akqi, asik, bki, cci, eki, esk, eskey, esky, hki, ks, ksa, ksi, Ksri, Mki, Sbi, sca, scc, sce, scea, scei, sci, scie, scif, sciz, scsi, scy, sei, seki, Sekka, Seku, Sfii, s'i, sii, sika, siksi, siku, sk, ska, skaz, skd, ske, skei, skej, skek, skel, skeu, skev, skex, skey, skez, skib, skie, skif, skig, skii, skil, skj, sko, skof, skr, sks, skt, sku, skye, skyr, sli, smi, soi, sokia, spi, sqi, ssci, sti, sui, suka, suki, suky, svi, swi, syi, tsik, Usci, zik. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ski" (pronounced skē") |
| 2 | -k ē" | Kea, key, marquee, marquis, Quai, quay. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-k-s" | |
-1 letter: is, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-k-s" | |
+1 letter: bisk, disk, ilks, inks, irks, khis, kids, kifs, kins, kips, kirs, kiss, kist, kits, kois, kris, risk, saki, sick, sike, silk, sink, skid, skim, skin, skip, skis, skit, spik. | |
+2 letters: askoi, bikes, bilks, birks, bisks, brisk, dicks, dikes, dinks, dirks, disks, finks, frisk, ginks, haiks, hicks, hikes, ikats, ikons, jinks, kadis, kaifs, kails, kains, kakis, keirs, kepis, kibes, kicks, kiefs, kiers, kikes, kills, kilns, kilos, kilts, kinas, kinds, kines, kings, kinks, kinos, kiosk, kirks, kirns, kissy, kists, kites, kiths, kivas, kiwis, knish, knits, licks, likes, links, micks, mikes, milks, minks, mirks, nicks, oinks, paiks, picks, pikas, pikes, pikis, pinks, rakis, ricks, rinks, risks, risky, sakis, sheik, shirk, shtik, sicko, sicks, siker, sikes, silks, silky, sinks, skein, skids, skied, skier, skies, skiey, skiff, skill, skimo, skimp, skims, skink, skins, skint, skips, skirl, skirr, skirt, skite, skits, skive, slick, slink, smirk, snick, spick, spike, spiks, spiky, stick, stink, stirk, swink, ticks, tikes, tikis, whisk, wicks, winks, yikes. | |
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