THIMBLERIG is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. THIMBLERIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIMBLERIG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIMBLERIG is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIMBLERIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thimblerigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIMBLERIG scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THIMBLERIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIMBLERIG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIMBLERIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A sleight-of-hand swindle in which a pea is hidden under one of three small cups and shuffled about while victims bet on its place.
The thimblerig was a fairground and street-corner trick, much like the modern shell game. It also gave rise to a verb meaning to cheat by any such trick.
How THIMBLERIG is used
Old-fashioned; used of the cup-and-ball swindle and figuratively of crooked dealing.
- The crowd gathered around the thimblerig man at the fair.
- He lost his coins to a thimblerig on the market road.
- Critics called the scheme a political thimblerig.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIMBLERIG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIMBLERIG
6 longer words begin with THIMBLERIG.
Shorter words from the letters in THIMBLERIG
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Common questions about THIMBLERIG
- Is THIMBLERIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIMBLERIG, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIMBLERIG worth?
- THIMBLERIG is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIMBLERIG mean?
- A sleight-of-hand swindle in which a pea is hidden under one of three small cups and shuffled about while victims bet on its place.
- What letters can be added to THIMBLERIG?
- THIMBLERIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THIMBLERIG:
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