GUIMP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUIMP is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept GUIMP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUIMP is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUIMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUIMP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does GUIMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A heavy cord or thread, sometimes wound with wire, used to outline a pattern in lacemaking or as a decorative trimming.
A guimp gives the outline of a design extra body in needle lace, where fine stitches are worked over the thicker cord to trace the main shape before lighter filling stitches are added. Upholsterers and dressmakers also use guimp as a general term for decorative braid or cord sewn along an edge or seam to cover raw stitching underneath. The word is a variant spelling alongside gimp, and which one a writer uses often depends on the trade and the region rather than on any difference in meaning. An older, separate use names a fishing line bound with wire strong enough to resist a sharp-toothed fish, and guimp can describe that line too.
How GUIMP is used
Chiefly a craft and trade term, used in lacemaking, upholstery and dressmaking rather than everyday speech.
- The lacemaker worked her needle over the guimp to shape the leaf pattern.
- A strip of guimp trimmed the edge of the cushion.
- She replaced the frayed guimp along the hem.
- The pattern's outline depends entirely on a firm guimp underneath.
- An old guimp of silk and wire still held the design together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUIMP
5 longer words begin with GUIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in GUIMP
Common questions about GUIMP
- Is GUIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUIMP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUIMP worth?
- GUIMP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUIMP mean?
- A heavy cord or thread, sometimes wound with wire, used to outline a pattern in lacemaking or as a decorative trimming.
- What letters can be added to GUIMP?
- GUIMP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUIMP:
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