SHIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIMMER?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIMMER is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIMMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIMMER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SHIMMER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To shine with a soft, faintly wavering light.
Heat over a road, water under the moon and silk in a window all shimmer in slightly different ways. The effect is gentle and unsteady, never a hard flash.
How SHIMMER is used
Common in descriptive and poetic writing about light.
- The lake began to shimmer as the sun rose.
- Her dress seemed to shimmer when she moved.
- Heat made the distant road shimmer.
- Stars shimmer above the quiet harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIMMER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHIMMER
8 longer words begin with SHIMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIMMER
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Common questions about SHIMMER
- Is SHIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIMMER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIMMER worth?
- SHIMMER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIMMER mean?
- To shine with a soft, faintly wavering light.
- What letters can be added to SHIMMER?
- SHIMMER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHIMMER:
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