Is SKIMS a Wordle Word?

Yes. SKIMS is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does SKIMS mean?

To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
To hasten along with superficial attention.

10 more verb definitions

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
To ricochet
To read quickly, skipping some detail“I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.”
To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.“to skim milk; to skim broth”
To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk“to skim cream”
To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
To become coated over.

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 96% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I
Unique letters: 4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters: I

Hard-mode trap: 7 valid words fit the pattern S_IMS. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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