Skewered

What it means

1. (verb) To impale on a skewer.
2. (verb) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
3. (verb) To severely mock or discredit.

Letter analysis

• Skewered contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 3.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 16.

Sub-words

• weeders
• reeked
• seeker
• skewed
• skewer
• weeder
• deers
• ewers
• reeds
• reeks
• sewed
• sewer
• weeds
• weeks
• deer
• desk
• drew
• eked
• ekes
• ewer
• ewes
• reds
• reed
• reek
• seed
• seek
• seer
• sere
• skew
• weds
• weed
• week
• weer
• wees
• were
• dew
• eds
• eke
• ere
• ewe
• red
• see
• sew
• wed
• wee

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• abdomens
• abducted
• abductee
• abductor
• aberrant
• abetters
• abetting
• abettors
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Words starting with SKE

• skedaddle
• skedaddled
• skedaddles
• skedaddling
• skeet
• skein
• skeins
• skeletal
• skeleton
• skeletons
• skeptic
• skeptical
• skeptically
• skepticism
• skeptics
• sketch
• sketched
• sketches

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Words ending with RED

• abhorred
• abjured
• acquired
• adhered
• adjured
• administered
• admired
• adored
• adventured
• aired
• allured
• altered
• anchored
• angered
• answered
• antlered
• appeared
• armored

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