What SCRIMSHAWS Means
SCRIMSHAWS is a form of SCRIMSHAW, which means:
- noun: a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SCRIMSHAWS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 R1 I1 M3 S1 H4 A1 W4 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In SCRIMSHAWS
300 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.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (2)
7 letter words (12)
6 letter words (32)
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5 letter words (75)
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4 letter words (105)
AHISAIMSAIRSAMIRAMISARCHARCSARISARMSASCICAMSCARSCASHCAWSCHAICHAMCHARCHASCHAWCHIACHISCRAMCRAWCRIACRIMCRISCWMSHAIRHAMSHARMHASSHAWMHAWSHIMSHISSICHSISMSMACHMACSMAIRMARCMARSMASHMASSMAWRMAWSMICAMICHMICSMIHAMIRSMISSMWAHRACHRAHSRAISRAMIRAMSRASHRAWSRIASRICHRIMARIMSSACSSAICSAIMSAIRSAISSAMSSARISARSSASHSASSSAWSSCAMSCARSCAWSHAMSHAWSHIMSHIRSHRISHWASICHSICSSIMASIMSSIRSSISSSMIRSRISSWAMSWIMWAIRWAISWARMWARSWASHWHAMWHIMWHIRWICHWISHWISS
3 letter words (58)
ACHAHIAHSAIMAIRAISAMIARCARMARSASHCAMCARCAWCHACHICISCWMHAMHASHAWHICHIMHISICHISHISMMACMARMASMAWMICMIRMISRAHRAIRAMRASRAWRIARIMSACSAISAMSARSAWSHASICSIMSIRSISSMASRIWAIWARWASWHAWIS
2 letter words (15)
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