SCRIMPIT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCRIMPIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRIMPIT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRIMPIT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIMPIT
No single letter turns SCRIMPIT into another word.
How SCRIMPIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCRIMPIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRIMPIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCRIMPIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Scanty, meagre or mean in amount or spirit.
In Scots speech scrimpit can describe a thin portion of food as readily as a grudging person. It is a regional form of the English word scrimped.
How SCRIMPIT is used
Used in Scots dialect, mainly in speech and regional writing.
- It was a scrimpit meal, with barely a mouthful each.
- He was a scrimpit man who counted every penny.
- The scrimpit wage hardly covered the rent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRIMPIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRIMPIT
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Common questions about SCRIMPIT
- Is SCRIMPIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMPIT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIMPIT worth?
- SCRIMPIT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRIMPIT mean?
- Scanty, meagre or mean in amount or spirit.
- What letters can be added to SCRIMPIT?
- No single letter can be added to SCRIMPIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCRIMPIT:
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