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SHIMMYING

9 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SHIMMYING Means

SHIMMYING is a form of SHIMMY, which means:

  1. noun: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)“he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel”
  2. noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  3. verb: tremble or shake“His voice wobbled with restrained emotion”
  4. verb: dance a shimmy

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHIMMYING 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 H4 I1 M3 M3 Y4 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In SHIMMYING

84 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.

8 letter words (1)

6 letter words (6)

5 letter words (13)

4 letter words (29)

3 letter words (24)

2 letter words (11)

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