CRIMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CRIMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRIMPY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRIMPY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRIMPY
Front hooks — 1
scrimpyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CRIMPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRIMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about CRIMPY
- CRIMPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRIMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having small waves or tight folds, like hair or wool that has been crimped.
Crimpy hair is frizzy and kinked rather than smooth. The word is often used for wool fibre and fabric that keep a fine ripple.
How CRIMPY is used
Crimpy describes the texture of hair, wool and similar fibres.
- Humidity made her hair crimpy.
- The sheep had thick, crimpy wool.
- A crimpy edge ran along the pastry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRIMPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRIMPY
Common questions about CRIMPY
- Is CRIMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRIMPY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRIMPY worth?
- CRIMPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRIMPY mean?
- Having small waves or tight folds, like hair or wool that has been crimped.
- What letters can be added to CRIMPY?
- CRIMPY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRIMPY:
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