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Nimbyism

n ₁i ₁m ₃b ₃y ₄i ₁s ₁m ₃

About 3 syllables

8 letters · Rare

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

What does nimbyism mean?

We don’t have a definition for nimbyism yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is NIMBYISM a valid word?

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

How many points is NIMBYISM worth?

Scrabble

17 pts

n ₁i ₁m ₃b ₃y ₄i ₁s ₁m ₃

Words With Friends

20 pts

n ₂i ₁m ₄b ₄y ₃i ₁s ₁m ₄

Wordfeud

18 pts

n ₁i ₁m ₃b ₄y ₄i ₁s ₁m ₃

NYT Crossplay

18 pts

n ₁i ₁m ₃b ₄y ₄i ₁s ₁m ₃

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

Words from the letters in NIMBYISM

Best shorter words top 30 of 47

mimsy 12 immy 11 minims 10 inby 9 minim 9 miny 9 nimbi 9 nimbs 9 bys 8 mibs 8 nimb 8 by 7 mib 7 mim 7 minis 7 my 7 yins 7 bins 6 ibis 6 mini 6 mm 6 nibs 6 nims 6 nys 6 simi 6 snib 6 sny 6 syn 6 yin 6 bin 5

See all 47 words made from NIMBYISM

Hooks for NIMBYISM

Add one letter to the front or back of NIMBYISM to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

nimbyisms

Nimbyism: quick answers

Is NIMBYISM a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. NIMBYISM is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is NIMBYISM worth?

NIMBYISM scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in NIMBYISM?

You can make 47 shorter words from NIMBYISM, such as MIMSY, IMMY, MINIMS, INBY. See the full list.