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CRIMPING

8 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What CRIMPING Means

CRIMPING is a form of CRIMP, which means:

  1. noun: an angular or rounded shape made by folding“a fold in the napkin”
  2. noun: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
  3. verb: make ridges into by pinching together
  4. verb: curl tightly“crimp hair”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CRIMPING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 I1 M3 P3 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In CRIMPING

52 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (3)

6 letter words (5)

5 letter words (7)

4 letter words (15)

3 letter words (18)

2 letter words (4)

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