Is “Skein” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SKEIN
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Skein

/skeɪn/

noun
  1. 1.A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

  2. 2.A web, a weave, a tangle.

  3. 3.The membrane of a fish ovary.

verb
  1. 1.To wind or weave into a skein.