Skewer

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A long, thin metal or wooden pin used to hold pieces of food together or in position during cooking.

“He threaded chunks of pepper and chicken onto a skewer before placing it over the grill.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈskjuːə/

Syllables

skew·er

Related Words

Synonyms

spit

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Wordle

Contains S, K, E, W, E, R with both W and K being uncommon Wordle letters and a double E to note

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Scrabble

Worth 15 points, K scores 5 and W scores 4, an excellent Scrabble word for its tile combination

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Words you can make from Skewer

Shorter words formed from the letters in “skewer”.

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