SCRIMSHAW is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SCRIMSHAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRIMSHAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRIMSHAW is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIMSHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scrimshawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRIMSHAW scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCRIMSHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRIMSHAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCRIMSHAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
Carved or engraved work on bone, ivory or shell, traditionally done by sailors on long whaling voyages.
Sailors scratched scenes of ships and whales into whale teeth and rubbed ink into the lines, and the resulting scrimshaw is now prized by collectors. Modern makers use legal materials such as fossil ivory or plastic.
How SCRIMSHAW is used
Used for the art form and for the finished pieces.
- The museum displayed a whale tooth decorated with fine scrimshaw.
- He spent the long nights at sea carving scrimshaw by lamplight.
- A piece of antique scrimshaw sold for a high price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRIMSHAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRIMSHAW
3 longer words begin with SCRIMSHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRIMSHAW
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Common questions about SCRIMSHAW
- Is SCRIMSHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMSHAW, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIMSHAW worth?
- SCRIMSHAW is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRIMSHAW mean?
- Carved or engraved work on bone, ivory or shell, traditionally done by sailors on long whaling voyages.
- What letters can be added to SCRIMSHAW?
- SCRIMSHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCRIMSHAW:
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