SIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMMER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMMER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
simmersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIMMER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SIMMER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIMMER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cook or be cooked gently in liquid just below the boiling point.
To simmer is to keep a pot at a heat where small bubbles rise slowly but the surface does not roll. Cooks simmer soups, sauces and stews so that flavours blend without the food breaking apart. Figuratively, anger or tension can simmer when it is held in and ready to flare, which borrows the picture of a pot on the stove.
How SIMMER is used
Both a cooking term and a figure for feelings that are held back but still building.
- Let the sauce simmer for twenty minutes.
- Beans simmer best when the lid is slightly open.
- Resentment began to simmer between the two brothers.
- She turned the flame down so the stock would simmer.
- The city seemed to simmer under the summer sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMMER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIMMER
The 6 tiles of SIMMER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SIMMER
3 longer words begin with SIMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMMER
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Common questions about SIMMER
- Is SIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMMER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMMER worth?
- SIMMER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMMER mean?
- To cook or be cooked gently in liquid just below the boiling point.
- What letters can be added to SIMMER?
- SIMMER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIMMER:
Open SIMMER in the Word Finder