Possible Words From shim
By length, the words from SHIM split into 2 with 4 letters, 6 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with shim
2 words · top score 9
The 4-letter words made with SHIM letters are 2: SHIM itself and 1 anagram, HIMS. Each scores 9 points.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with shim
6 words · top score 8 · everyday: ISM
HIM tops the 3-letter words in SHIM at 8 points; next come HIS and ISH on 6. ISM will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with shim
6 words · top score 7 · everyday: IS, HI
The best of the 2-letter words from SHIM is HM, 7 points; HI and SH on 5 follow. IS is an everyday pick.
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Looking for hism, smhi or hmis? They use the same letters as SHIM, so the words on this page are their answers too.
Change One Tile in SHIM
These 6 words have the length of SHIM, with one letter different:
- M F gives FISH · words from fish
- M T gives THIS · unscramble this
- M P gives SHIP · unscramble ship
- H T gives MIST · words from mist
- S W gives WHIM · unscramble whim
- H I gives SIMI · unscramble simi
More 4-letter words: starting with SH · ending in IM · all 4-letter words
Definitions for the Top SHIM Plays
The meaning of SHIM, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- SHIM 9 · 9
- to fill out or level by inserting a thin wedge
- HIMS 9 · 9
- a male
- HIM 8 · 8
- a male
- HM 7 · 7
- used to express thoughtful consideration
- HIS 6 · 5
- the possessive form of the pronoun he
- HI 5 · 4
- used as a greeting
- ISM 5 · 6
- a distinctive theory or doctrine
- MIS 5 · 6
- the third tone of the diatonic musical scale
Can You Play SHIM in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHIM, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 14) | 13 | 14 | 12 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
1 of the 14 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: HIMS. 1 of the 14 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ISH.
Unscramble SHIM to get 14 words. SHIM itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 9 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: HIMS. HIM is the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. 4 letters: 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
One Extra Tile and SHIM Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of SHIM and one more.