The word shim is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shim n. A wedge.
  • shim n. A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
  • shim n. (Computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for…

24 valid words from 3 definitions

ALIGNMENT AN AND CALLS COMPUTING FOR INTERCEPTS LIBRARY MATERIAL MODIFIES OF OR PIECE SMALL SOMETIMES SUPPORT TAPERED THAT THIN TO TRANSPARENTLY USED USUALLY WEDGE

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

API

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

HI HIM SH

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MI

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

HIMS

13 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SAIM SHAM SHIN SHIP SHIR SHIT SHIV SKIM SLIM SPIM STIM SWIM WHIM

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HIM SIM

22 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHIMS SHIMMY SHIMAAL SHIMMED SHIMMER SHIMMEY SHIMAALS SHIMMERS SHIMMERY SHIMMEYS SHIMMIED SHIMMIES SHIMMING SHIMMERED SHIMMYING SHIMOZZLE SHIMMERIER SHIMMERING SHIMOZZLES SHIMMERIEST SHIMMERINGS SHIMMERINGLY

4 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

PASHIMS SASHIMI SASHIMIS SHLOSHIMS

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

PASHIM SHLOSHIM CHUMASHIM KADDISHIM MIDRASHIM SHAMMASHIM

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A MIHAS
+C MISCH
+E HIEMS
+I IMSHI MIHIS
+S SHIMS
+T SMITH
+W WHIMS
+Y IMSHY

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H ISM MIS SIM
-M HIS ISH
-S HIM

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 178 chance (0.56%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 778 chance (0.13%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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