SHIMMY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHIMMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIMMY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIMMY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIMMY
No single letter turns SHIMMY into another word.
How SHIMMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHIMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about SHIMMY
- SHIMMY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHIMMY mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To shake or sway the body, or to move along with a swaying motion.
To shimmy is to wiggle quickly, whether on a dance floor or while sliding through a narrow gap. A part of a machine, such as a wheel, can also shimmy when it vibrates in an unwanted way.
How SHIMMY is used
Used for dancing, squeezing through spaces and faulty vibration.
- The dancers began to shimmy to the beat.
- He had to shimmy along the ledge to reach the window.
- The front wheel started to shimmy at high speed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIMMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHIMMY
1 longer words begin with SHIMMY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIMMY
Common questions about SHIMMY
- Is SHIMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIMMY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIMMY worth?
- SHIMMY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIMMY mean?
- To shake or sway the body, or to move along with a swaying motion.
- What letters can be added to SHIMMY?
- No single letter can be added to SHIMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHIMMY:
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