Skinny
6 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Extremely thin in body, having very little flesh in proportion to height.
“After months of illness he looked gaunt and skinny, having lost a great deal of weight.”
Pronunciation
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/ˈskɪni/
Syllables
skin·ny
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Wordle
Contains S, K, I, N, N, Y with double N, K, and Y making this a distinctive Wordle pattern
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4, and double N offers useful hook potential
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