ski

Plural: skis

Noun

narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
A trip made by skiing.

Verb

Verb Forms: skied, skiing, skis

To travel over snow on long, narrow runners.
move along on skis
- "We love to ski the Rockies"
- "My children don't ski"
To move on skis.
To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

Examples

He decided to ski past the easy plays, aiming for a difficult but high-scoring word.
to go for a ski
We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps

Origin / Etymology

From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).

Scrabble Score: 7

ski: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ski: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ski: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

ski: valid Words With Friends Word