OJIME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OJIME 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OJIME?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OJIME is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OJIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ojimesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OJIME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OJIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does OJIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small carved bead used in traditional Japanese dress to slide along and fasten the cords holding an inro or similar hanging case.
An ojime is a tiny, often intricately carved bead threaded onto the two cords that hang an inro, a small stacked case, from a Japanese sash. Sliding the bead up or down tightens or loosens the cords, so besides holding the case shut it also worked as a small piece of wearable art in its own right. Collectors and museums today prize old ojime for the fine carving packed into materials such as ivory, wood, coral or metal in so small an object.
How OJIME is used
Appears in writing about traditional Japanese dress, netsuke and antique carving, naming a specific small functional bead.
- The ojime was carved into the shape of a tiny crouching tiger.
- Collectors often display an ojime alongside its matching netsuke.
- She threaded a coral ojime onto the cord of the inro.
- Each ojime in the case had its own carved motif.
- The museum label explained how an ojime tightens the cord of an inro.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OJIME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OJIME
The 5 tiles of OJIME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OJIME
1 longer words begin with OJIME.
Shorter words from the letters in OJIME
Common questions about OJIME
- Is OJIME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OJIME is not in it.
- How many points is OJIME worth?
- OJIME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OJIME mean?
- A small carved bead used in traditional Japanese dress to slide along and fasten the cords holding an inro or similar hanging case.
- What letters can be added to OJIME?
- OJIME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OJIME:
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