WIMPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WIMPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIMPLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIMPLE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIMPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIMPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WIMPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does WIMPLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A cloth headdress covering the head, neck and sides of the face, worn by medieval women and still by some nuns.
In the Middle Ages a wimple was a length of linen or silk folded around the chin and neck and pinned under a veil, a sign of modesty for married women and widows. Fashion left it behind, but it stayed on as part of the habit worn by many nuns. As a verb, to wimple means to lay in folds or to ripple, as a breeze does to the surface of a pond.
How WIMPLE is used
Historical or religious; the verb sense is literary and rare.
- The abbess adjusted her white wimple before she spoke.
- A medieval widow often wore a wimple and a dark veil.
- The painting shows a lady in a pleated wimple.
- The wind began to wimple the surface of the lake.
- She pinned the wimple under her chin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIMPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIMPLE
2 longer words begin with WIMPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in WIMPLE
Common questions about WIMPLE
- Is WIMPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIMPLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIMPLE worth?
- WIMPLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIMPLE mean?
- A cloth headdress covering the head, neck and sides of the face, worn by medieval women and still by some nuns.
- What letters can be added to WIMPLE?
- WIMPLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WIMPLE:
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