SLIMSY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLIMSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIMSY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIMSY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIMSY
No single letter turns SLIMSY into another word.
How SLIMSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SLIMSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about SLIMSY
- SLIMSY 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 SLIMSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Thin, flimsy and lacking strength.
Slimsy is a dialect word that seems to blend slim with flimsy, and the blend explains its meaning well. It describes cloth, furniture or an excuse that would not stand up to any pressure. The form slimpsy is a related variant. Few speakers use slimsy today, so it mostly survives in word games and regional writing.
How SLIMSY is used
Dialect and rare; known mostly from word lists.
- The slimsy fence gave way at the first gust of wind.
- She wore a slimsy scarf that did little against the cold.
- His excuse sounded slimsy even to himself.
- The slimsy shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
- A slimsy kite like that will never survive the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIMSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIMSY
Common questions about SLIMSY
- Is SLIMSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIMSY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIMSY worth?
- SLIMSY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIMSY mean?
- Thin, flimsy and lacking strength.
- What letters can be added to SLIMSY?
- No single letter can be added to SLIMSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SLIMSY:
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