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What does blimey mean? Is blimey a Scrabble word?

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Is blimey a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word blimey is a Scrabble US word. The word blimey is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

B3L1I1M3E1Y4

Is blimey a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word blimey is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

B3L1I1M3E1Y4

Is blimey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word blimey is a Words With Friends word. The word blimey is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4L2I1M4E1Y3

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Valid words made from Blimey

You can make 37 words from 'blimey' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


6 letters words from 'blimey'

BLIMEY 13 

5 letters words from 'blimey'

BLIMY 12LIMBY 12
LIMEY 10 

4 letters words from 'blimey'

BILE 6BLEY 9
ELMY 9LIMB 8
LIME 6LIMY 9
LYME 9MILE 6
YELM 9YLEM 9

3 letters words from 'blimey'

BEL 5BEY 8
BYE 8ELM 5
LEI 3LEY 6
LIB 5LIE 3
LYE 6LYM 8
MEL 5MIB 7
MIL 5 

2 letters words from 'blimey'

BE 4BI 4
BY 7EL 2
EM 4LI 2
ME 4MI 4
MY 7YE 5

Definitions and meaning of blimey

blimey

Alternative forms

  • blimy

Etymology

A minced oath from [God] blind me, concurrent with or from an abbreviation of gorblimey and cor blimey. Compare crivvens, drat, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblaɪmi/
  • Rhymes: -aɪmi

Interjection

blimey

  1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Expressing anger, surprise, excitement, etc. [From 1889.]
    Blimey! I didn't see that!
    • 1945, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, British Mysteries, in The Kenneth Roberts Reader, 2002, page 191,
      “Blimey!” he says in his rough, shepherd's voice, “blimey, but it′s cruel ′ard to be chucked out of one′s digs wivout a blarsted word! […] ”
    • ‘Blimey,’ said Jack. ‘Blimey blimey blimey.’
    • 2011, Duncan Campbell, If It Bleeds, unnumbered page,
      ‘Blimey,’ said Laurie. ‘But how would he know that the Old Bill are going to swallow that? It′s a bit bloody obvious that someone must have planted it on Petrov, isn′t it?’

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:wow

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See also

  • eff and blind

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