JIMP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JIMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIMP?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIMP is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jimpyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JIMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does JIMP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Slender and neat; also, scanty.
Jimp covers slenderness and scantiness alike, so a jimp waist is admired while a jimp measure is a complaint. It has never crossed the border and turns up mostly in ballads.
How JIMP is used
Before and after the noun. Scots.
- A jimp waist in a ballad is always a compliment.
- A jimp measure in a shop is not.
- The word jimp means slender and scanty at once.
- Jimp has stayed north of the border.
- Two jimp figures described in the same verse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIMP
9 longer words begin with JIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in JIMP
Common questions about JIMP
- Is JIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIMP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIMP worth?
- JIMP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIMP mean?
- Slender and neat; also, scanty.
- What letters can be added to JIMP?
- JIMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JIMP:
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