DIM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIM is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does DIM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not bright; giving little light.
Dim describes a light and a person with equal ease, and the second use is older than most people assume — it is in print from the 1890s. The verb is what a switch does, and the name of the device came from the verb rather than the other way round.
How DIM is used
Before and after the noun. The comparative is dimmer.
- The light was too dim to read by.
- He is not dim, he is uninterested.
- They dimmed the lights and nobody could find a seat.
- A dim memory of something that may not have happened.
- The word dim was applied to people by the 1890s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIM
The 3 tiles of DIM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DIM
Showing 24 of 118 words that begin with DIM.
Words ending in DIM
2 words end in DIM. Useful as a back hook: play DIM onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIM inside
Showing 24 of 92 words that contain DIM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIM
Common questions about DIM
- Is DIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIM worth?
- DIM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIM mean?
- Not bright; giving little light.
- What letters can be added to DIM?
- DIM takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DIM:
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