SHIMMERY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHIMMERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIMMERY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIMMERY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIMMERY
No single letter turns SHIMMERY into another word.
How SHIMMERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHIMMERY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIMMERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHIMMERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Glowing with a soft, trembling light.
Shimmery things seem to flicker gently as light moves across them, like silk, water or a heat haze. It is a lighter, more casual word than glittering.
How SHIMMERY is used
Used for fabrics, makeup, water and light effects.
- She wore a shimmery dress to the dance.
- The lake looked shimmery in the afternoon sun.
- A shimmery powder gave her cheeks a glow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIMMERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIMMERY
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Common questions about SHIMMERY
- Is SHIMMERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIMMERY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIMMERY worth?
- SHIMMERY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIMMERY mean?
- Glowing with a soft, trembling light.
- What letters can be added to SHIMMERY?
- No single letter can be added to SHIMMERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHIMMERY:
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