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Gimmicks

Q: What does gimmicks mean?

gimmicks is the plural of gimmick, which means “a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

g ₂i ₁m ₃m ₃i ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of gimmick

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does gimmicks mean?

noun

a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
“it sounds good but what's the catch?”
Synonymscatch
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
“she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”
Synonymsdoodad doohickey doojigger gizmo gismo
any clever maneuver
“he would stoop to any device to win a point”
Synonymsdevice twist

Definitions shown for gimmick, the base form of gimmicks.

Is GIMMICKS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is GIMMICKS worth?

Scrabble

19 pts

g ₂i ₁m ₃m ₃i ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁

Words With Friends

23 pts

g ₃i ₁m ₄m ₄i ₁c ₄k ₅s ₁

Wordfeud

21 pts

g ₃i ₁m ₃m ₃i ₁c ₄k ₅s ₁

NYT Crossplay

22 pts

g ₄i ₁m ₃m ₃i ₁c ₃k ₆s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GIMMICKS

Best shorter words top 30 of 32

gimmick 18 micks 13 mick 12 mimics 12 mimic 11 sick 10 skim 10 ick 9 mics 8 cigs 7 gism 7 kis 7 mic 7 migs 7 mim 7 sik 7 ski 7 cig 6 ki 6 mig 6 mm 6 simi 6 cis 5 ism 5 mis 5 sic 5 sim 5 gis 4 mi 4 gi 3

See all 32 words made from GIMMICKS

Words that end like GIMMICKS

Common words that share the ending -ICKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

derricks lipsticks drumsticks toothpicks yardsticks sticks picks bricks tricks kicks nicks limericks mavericks chicks clicks flicks slicks hicks licks sicks ticks wicks candlesticks

All words ending in -ICKS

Gimmicks: quick answers

Is GIMMICKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GIMMICKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.

How many points is GIMMICKS worth?

GIMMICKS scores 19 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does gimmicks mean?

gimmicks is the plural of gimmick, which means “a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in GIMMICKS?

You can make 32 shorter words from GIMMICKS, such as GIMMICK, MICKS, MICK, MIMICS. See the full list.