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Is scrim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scrim is a Scrabble US word. The word scrim is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1C3R1I1M3

Is scrim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scrim is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1C3R1I1M3

Is scrim a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word scrim is a Words With Friends word. The word scrim is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

CRIMS,SCRIM,

4-letter words (6 found)

CRIM,CRIS,MICS,MIRS,RIMS,SMIR,

3-letter words (10 found)

CIS,ISM,MIC,MIR,MIS,RIM,SIC,SIM,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (3 found)

IS,MI,SI,

You can make 21 words from scrim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of scrim

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Definitions and meaning of scrim

scrim

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɹɪm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

Attested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown.

In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".

Noun

scrim (countable and uncountable, plural scrims)

  1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.
  2. A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
  3. A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
  4. (theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
  5. (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
  6. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
Translations
References
  • “scrim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

  1. (photography) To use a scrim.

Etymology 2

From scrimmage.

Noun

scrim (plural scrims)

  1. (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
    • 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":
      As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

  1. (online gaming) To participate in a scrim.

Anagrams

  • CMIRs, Crims, crims

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