Skives
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular of skive, meaning pares or shaves away a surface layer from a material such as leather or rubber.
“The leatherworker skives the edges before stitching so that the seams lie flat.”
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Wordle
Contains S, K, I, V, E, S with both V and K being uncommon Wordle letters, good for elimination rounds
Scrabble
Worth 13 points, K scores 5 and V scores 4, strong value if you can place the V on a premium square
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