SHIMMEYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHIMMEYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHIMMEYS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIMMEYS is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIMMEYS
No single letter turns SHIMMEYS into another word.
How SHIMMEYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHIMMEYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIMMEYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHIMMEYS
- SHIMMEYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHIMMEYS
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Common questions about SHIMMEYS
- Is SHIMMEYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHIMMEYS is not in it.
- How many points is SHIMMEYS worth?
- SHIMMEYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIMMEYS?
- No single letter can be added to SHIMMEYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHIMMEYS:
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