8-Letter Words With SHIMM
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With SHIMM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With SHIMM 6 words
How often does SHIMM appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words containing SHIMM. They average 16.3 points and the best is SHIMMERY (18 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- d 16.7%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SHIMM
s 1h 4i 1m 3m 3e 1r 1y 4
S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + M 3 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shimmery
- adjectiveglistening tremulously“the shimmery surface of the lake”
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How many eight-letter words containing SHIMM are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words containing SHIMM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SHIMM?
SHIMMERY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHIMMEYS (18), SHIMMIED (16), SHIMMING (16).
What are some common eight-letter words containing SHIMM?
Everyday examples include SHIMMERS, SHIMMERY, SHIMMIED, SHIMMING, SHIMMIES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.