Is “Skitter” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SKITTER
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 Skitter

/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/

noun
  1. 1.A skittering movement.

    A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh.

verb
  1. 1.To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.

    I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.

  2. 2.To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.

  3. 3.To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

Synonyms: scamper, scurry, skip, skite