GIMMICKRY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. GIMMICKRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIMMICKRY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIMMICKRY is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIMMICKRY
No single letter turns GIMMICKRY into another word.
How GIMMICKRY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GIMMICKRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIMMICKRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIMMICKRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The habit of relying on clever tricks or novelty devices to attract attention rather than on real substance.
Critics reach for gimmickry when a product, film or campaign seems to dazzle without offering much underneath. It suggests style chasing, not craftsmanship. A single trick is a gimmick; a whole approach built on such tricks is gimmickry.
How GIMMICKRY is used
Used mostly as a mild criticism of marketing, entertainment and design that leans on show.
- The review accused the film of gimmickry and little else.
- Her campaign avoided gimmickry and stuck to plain promises.
- Too much gimmickry can make a good product look cheap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIMMICKRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GIMMICKRY
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Common questions about GIMMICKRY
- Is GIMMICKRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIMMICKRY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIMMICKRY worth?
- GIMMICKRY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIMMICKRY mean?
- The habit of relying on clever tricks or novelty devices to attract attention rather than on real substance.
- What letters can be added to GIMMICKRY?
- No single letter can be added to GIMMICKRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GIMMICKRY:
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