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Yes, skim is playable

...and is worth 11 points.

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"Skim" Definition

noun

A thin layer or film.
Slang The profit gained by skimming.
Something that has been skimmed.
The act of skimming.
A thin layer, coating, or film.

verb-intransitive

Slang To fail to declare certain income to avoid tax payment.
To become coated with a thin layer.
To give a quick and superficial reading, scrutiny, or consideration; glance: skimmed through the newspaper.
To move or pass swiftly and lightly over or near a surface; glide.

verb-transitive

Slang To fail to declare part of (certain income, such as winnings) to avoid tax payment.
To coat or cover with or as if with a thin layer, as of scum.
To glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along (a surface). See Synonyms at brush1.
To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially.
To remove (floating matter) from a liquid.

verb

To clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance .
To remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid.
To remove cream from by .
To remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from.
To read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.

adjective

Having the cream removed by .
Made of skim milk .

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