SHIM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shimsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does SHIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thin piece used to fill a small gap.
A shim takes up the difference between what a part measures and what it should measure, which is why engineering treats it as a legitimate component rather than a bodge. Its origin is unknown.
How SHIM is used
Countable. Also a verb: shimmed, shims.
- A shim of half a millimetre fixed the whole alignment.
- The word shim has no traced origin.
- Two shims stacked where one was too thin.
- They shimmed the bearing rather than replacing it.
- A shim is a proper component and not a bodge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIM
The 4 tiles of SHIM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHIM
22 longer words begin with SHIM.
Words ending in SHIM
6 words end in SHIM. Useful as a back hook: play SHIM onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHIM inside
4 words contain SHIM in the middle. Words that start with SHIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIM
Common questions about SHIM
- Is SHIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIM worth?
- SHIM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIM mean?
- A thin piece used to fill a small gap.
- What letters can be added to SHIM?
- SHIM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHIM:
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