RIMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIMA 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept RIMA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RIMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about RIMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RIMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A narrow slit-like opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts, as used in anatomy.
The Latin word rima describes a narrow gap or cleft, and it survives in anatomical terms such as the rima glottidis, the opening between the vocal cords through which air passes. Outside such technical phrases the word is rarely used on its own in ordinary English.
How RIMA is used
Medical and anatomical; almost always appears as part of a Latin compound term.
- The textbook diagram labelled the rima between the folds.
- Surgeons must take care near the narrow rima glottidis.
- The anatomy lecture described the rima and its function.
- A widened rima can affect the sound of the voice.
- The illustration showed the rima as a thin dark line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIMA
The 4 tiles of RIMA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RIMA
3 longer words begin with RIMA.
Words ending in RIMA
1 words end in RIMA. Useful as a back hook: play RIMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIMA inside
Showing 24 of 92 words that contain RIMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIMA
Common questions about RIMA
- Is RIMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIMA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIMA worth?
- RIMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIMA mean?
- A narrow slit-like opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts, as used in anatomy.
- What letters can be added to RIMA?
- RIMA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIMA:
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