Is GIMMICK a word?
GIMMICK is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 7 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GIMMICK is a valid word.
What does gimmick mean?
noun: a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident.
“it sounds good but what's the catch?”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GIMMICK: word details
- Pronunciation: GIH-mihk (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside gimmick
Words you can make from the letters of gimmick.
Solve a whole rack, not just GIMMICK
GIMMICK is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does GIMMICK mean?
GIMMICK is a noun. It means: a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident.
Is GIMMICK a valid word?
Yes, GIMMICK is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.