DIMLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DIMLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIMLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIMLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIMLY
No single letter turns DIMLY into another word.
How DIMLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DIMLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does DIMLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a faint or unclear way, with little light or little clarity.
Dimly usually describes light that is weak, as a room lit dimly by a single candle, but it also describes memory or perception that is unclear, as when someone recalls an event only dimly. Both senses share the idea of something present but hard to make out fully.
How DIMLY is used
Common in everyday writing about light, sound, and memory alike.
- The hallway was lit dimly by one flickering bulb.
- She dimly remembered the sound of the storm that night.
- A shape moved dimly at the far end of the fog.
- He could dimly hear voices through the thick wall.
- The old photograph showed the house dimly, half in shadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIMLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIMLY
Common questions about DIMLY
- Is DIMLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIMLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIMLY worth?
- DIMLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIMLY mean?
- In a faint or unclear way, with little light or little clarity.
- What letters can be added to DIMLY?
- No single letter can be added to DIMLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DIMLY:
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