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SKID

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

SKID is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

SKIDS-s 2 SKIDDING-ding 11 SKIDDED-ded 5
noun
  1. An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
    • Just before hitting the guardrail the driver regained control and pulled out of the skid.
    • The brakes grabbed and the car went into a skid.
  2. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
  3. broadlyA hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
  4. A runner of a sled.
    • In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.
  5. A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
    • Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.
  6. A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
    • He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.
  7. A pallet.
  8. One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
  9. A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
  10. A losing streak.
    • The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.
  11. InternetA stepchild.
  12. InternetA script kiddie.
  13. UKobsoleteslangA sovereign (old coin).
verb
  1. intransitive(of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
  2. intransitiveTo slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
    • They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.
  3. intransitivetransitiveTo operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
    • Don't use excessive rudder when turning, especially at low airspeed, as this causes your plane to skid through the turn, which can cause you to very rapidly enter a spin if the inner wing stalls.
    • Because of the jammed ailerons, the pilot had to use careful rudder inputs to skid his plane in order to turn it so he could get lined up with the runway.
  4. transitiveTo protect or support with a skid or skids.
  5. transitiveTo cause to move on skids.
  6. transitiveTo check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
  7. InternetTo steal or copy, especially computer code.