Is SHIMMIES a word?
SHIMMIES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHIMMIES is a valid word.
What does shimmies mean?
SHIMMIES is an inflected form of shimmy.
noun: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels).
“he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHIMMIES: word details
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 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 shimmies
Words you can make from the letters of shimmies.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHIMMIES
SHIMMIES 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 SHIMMIES mean?
SHIMMIES is an inflected form of shimmy and is a noun. It means: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels).
Is SHIMMIES a valid word?
Yes, SHIMMIES is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 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.