SCRIMP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCRIMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRIMP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRIMP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRIMP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCRIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about SCRIMP
- SCRIMP gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCRIMP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spend or use as little as possible, often to the point of going without.
People scrimp when money is tight or when they are saving toward a goal, trimming meals, heating and treats to make the funds stretch. The verb is nearly always followed by save in the set phrase scrimp and save. It can also mean to supply too little of something, as when a cook scrimps on butter. Because it hints at hardship or stinginess, it carries a slightly negative tone compared with plain budgeting.
How SCRIMP is used
Usually found in the phrase scrimp and save, or with on.
- They had to scrimp for years to buy the cottage.
- Do not scrimp on the paint if you want the job to last.
- My grandmother learned to scrimp and save during the lean years.
- The family would scrimp on heating to pay for school.
- She refused to scrimp when it came to her daughter's music lessons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCRIMP
The 6 tiles of SCRIMP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCRIMP
16 longer words begin with SCRIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRIMP
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Common questions about SCRIMP
- Is SCRIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIMP worth?
- SCRIMP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRIMP mean?
- To spend or use as little as possible, often to the point of going without.
- What letters can be added to SCRIMP?
- SCRIMP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCRIMP:
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