skelly

Noun

A squint.
A skeleton, especially a human one.
Alternative form of skully (“street game of flicking caps”).

Verb

To squint.
To look at

Examples

We went spelunking in some caves and got quite the scare when we found some skellies in there.

Origin / Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *skjelga ("to squint"; found only in the reflexive skjelgask (“to come askew; squint the eyes”)), from Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, *skelhwaz, *skelgaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”). Compare Danish skele (“to squint”), Swedish skela (“to squint”), Scots skellie, scalie, skellice (“to squint; look to the side”), German schielen (“to squint”).

Scrabble Score: 13

skelly: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
skelly: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
skelly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

skelly: valid Words With Friends Word