AIM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 998.
What stands out about AIM
- The same 3 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 AIM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To point a weapon or direct an effort at something.
Aim came into English from a French word meaning to estimate, and the sense of pointing a weapon grew out of working out where the shot would fall. The abstract use — aims and objectives — is what most sentences containing the word now mean.
How AIM is used
Transitive and intransitive. Also a noun.
- He aimed high and hit the wall behind.
- The aim of the scheme was never written down.
- She aims to finish before the frost.
- Aiming a camera and aiming a rifle use the same word.
- The word aim once meant to estimate a distance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIM
The 3 tiles of AIM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AIM
11 longer words begin with AIM.
Words ending in AIM
22 words end in AIM. Useful as a back hook: play AIM onto a word already on the board.
Words with AIM inside
Showing 24 of 132 words that contain AIM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AIM
Common questions about AIM
- Is AIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIM, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIM worth?
- AIM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIM mean?
- To point a weapon or direct an effort at something.
- What letters can be added to AIM?
- AIM takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AIM:
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