THINGAMAJIG is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. THINGAMAJIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THINGAMAJIG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THINGAMAJIG is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THINGAMAJIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thingamajigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THINGAMAJIG scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THINGAMAJIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THINGAMAJIG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THINGAMAJIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A gadget or object whose real name you cannot remember or do not know.
The playful word thingamajig lets a conversation carry on when the proper name has slipped away. Close relatives such as thingummy and thingumabob do the same job with a slightly different sound.
How THINGAMAJIG is used
Thingamajig is spoken, casual English, used for small tools, parts and gadgets.
- Pass me that thingamajig on the shelf, would you?
- The machine stopped when a thingamajig fell off the back.
- He fiddled with a thingamajig until the radio worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THINGAMAJIG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THINGAMAJIG
1 longer words begin with THINGAMAJIG.
Shorter words from the letters in THINGAMAJIG
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Common questions about THINGAMAJIG
- Is THINGAMAJIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THINGAMAJIG, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THINGAMAJIG worth?
- THINGAMAJIG is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THINGAMAJIG mean?
- A gadget or object whose real name you cannot remember or do not know.
- What letters can be added to THINGAMAJIG?
- THINGAMAJIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THINGAMAJIG:
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