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Shimmies

s 1h 4i 1m 3m 3i 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of shimmy

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

What does shimmies mean?

noun

  1. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)

    “he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel”

  2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    Synonymschemiseshiftslipteddy

  3. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

verb

  1. tremble or shake

    “His voice wobbled with restrained emotion”

    Synonymswobble

  2. dance a shimmy

Definitions shown for shimmy, the base form of shimmies.

Is SHIMMIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 SHIMMIES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1h 4i 1m 3m 3i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
s 1h 3i 1m 4m 4i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
s 1h 4i 1m 3m 3i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
s 1h 3i 1m 3m 3i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SHIMMIES

Shimmies: quick answers

Is SHIMMIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHIMMIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHIMMIES worth?
SHIMMIES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shimmies mean?
shimmies is the plural and third-person singular form of shimmy, which means “an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHIMMIES?
You can make 71 shorter words from SHIMMIES, such as MISHMIS, IMMESH, MISHMI, MEISHIS. See the full list.