Unscramble shim

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.

Looking for hism, smhi, hmis, imsh, ishm, ihms, mihs, mish, shmi or hmsi? They use the same letters as SHIM, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From shim

By length, the words from SHIM split into 2 with 4 letters, 6 with 3 and 6 with 2.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with shim

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

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

The best of the 2-letter words from SHIM is HM, 7 points; HI and SH on 5 follow. IS is an everyday pick.

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 list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
SHIM itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 14)	13	14	12

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

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.

One Extra Tile and SHIM Grows

Each word below uses all the letters of SHIM and one more.

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