1adjective
turned or twisted toward one side
“his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff”
01 Word definition
askew
5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants
Is ASKEW a word?
Yes. ASKEW is a 5-letter adjective. turned or twisted toward one side Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
A-S-K-E-WHow do you spell ASKEW?
ASKEW contains 5 letters, begins with A, and ends with W.
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2adverb
turned or twisted to one side
“rugs lying askew”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗awrycockeyedlopsidedwonkyskew-whiff
02 Letter breakdown
How is ASKEW spelled?
A1S2K3E4W5
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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How do you spell ASKEW?
ASKEW is spelled A-S-K-E-W. It contains 5 letters.