Unscramble shimming

Unscramble SHIMMING and you have 64 words, SHIMMING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

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

Possible Words From shimming

Counting the words from SHIMMING by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 6, 7 with 5, 24 with 4, 19 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 7 letters.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

6 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

Among the 6-letter words made with SHIMMING letters, MISHMI leads with 13 points, then MIMING and MINISH on 11.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

IMSHI and MIHIS are the top 5-letter words in SHIMMING, 10 points each. MINIS will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

HIMS, MIHI and SHIM share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from SHIMMING. SIGN, MINI and SING are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHIMMING is HMM, 10 points; HIM on 8 and GHI on 7 follow. SIN, INS and GIN are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with shimming

Among the 2-letter words in SHIMMING, HM leads with 7 points, then MM on 6 and HI on 5. IN and IS are the familiar ones.

Neighbor Words of SHIMMING

Keep every letter of SHIMMING but one, change that one, and you get:

More 8-letter words: starting with SH · ending in NG · all 8-letter words

What the Best SHIMMING Words Mean

The meaning of SHIMMING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SHIMMING 16 · 19
to fill out or level by inserting a thin wedge
MIMING 11 · 15
to mimic
MINISH 11 · 12
to diminish
HMM 10 · 11
used to express thoughtful consideration
MINIMS 10 · 13
a unit of liquid measure
HIMS 9 · 9
a male
MINIM 9 · 12
a unit of liquid measure
NIGHS 9 · 10
to approach

Can You Play SHIMMING in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. SHIMMING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SHIMMING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 64)486444

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MISHMI, IMSHI, MIHIS, HINGS, MIHI, HING, MINGS, GISM, MING, NISH, ISH, SIMI and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HIMS, GIS, SIG and GI, 4 in all.

Longer Words Built on SHIMMING

With one more tile, the letters of SHIMMING spell the words below.

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