BLIMP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BLIMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLIMP?
| 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 BLIMP is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLIMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blimpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLIMP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does BLIMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, non-rigid airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it rather than by an internal frame.
A blimp differs from a rigid airship such as a zeppelin because it has no internal skeleton; its envelope holds its shape purely through gas pressure. Blimps have been used for aerial observation, advertising and as barrage balloons in wartime, and the word is now familiar mainly from company-branded blimps that appear over sports stadiums.
How BLIMP is used
Common noun for the airship; in older British slang the same word could also mean a pompous, old-fashioned person.
- The company blimp floated slowly above the stadium.
- During the war, a blimp patrolled the coast searching for submarines.
- Fans looked up to see the blimp filming the game from above.
- The museum displayed a model of an early observation blimp.
- Strong winds forced the blimp to land earlier than planned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLIMP
9 longer words begin with BLIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in BLIMP
Common questions about BLIMP
- Is BLIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLIMP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLIMP worth?
- BLIMP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLIMP mean?
- A small, non-rigid airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it rather than by an internal frame.
- What letters can be added to BLIMP?
- BLIMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLIMP:
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