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Is scrimshaw a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scrimshaw is a Scrabble US word. The word scrimshaw is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Is scrimshaw a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scrimshaw is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

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Yes. The word scrimshaw is a Words With Friends word. The word scrimshaw is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

SCRIMSHAW,

8-letter words (1 found)

CHARISMS,

7-letter words (11 found)

CHARISM,CHIASMS,CHIMARS,CHRISMA,CHRISMS,MAHSIRS,RACISMS,SCHISMA,SCRAWMS,SIMCHAS,WARMISH,

6-letter words (32 found)

CHAIRS,CHARMS,CHASMS,CHIASM,CHIMAR,CHIRMS,CHRISM,CIMARS,CRASIS,CRISSA,HARIMS,IHRAMS,MAHSIR,MARISH,MISSAW,RACHIS,RACISM,RAWISH,SCHISM,SCHWAS,SCRAMS,SCRAWM,SCRAWS,SCRIMS,SHAWMS,SIMARS,SIMCHA,SIWASH,SMIRCH,SWAMIS,SWARMS,WAIRSH,

5-letter words (76 found)

AMIRS,AMISS,ARCHI,ARISH,ARSIS,ASWIM,CAMIS,CHAIR,CHAIS,CHAMS,CHARM,CHARS,CHASM,CHAWS,CHIAS,CHIRM,CIMAR,CRAMS,CRASH,CRASS,CRAWS,CRIAS,CRIMS,HAIRS,HARIM,HARMS,HAWMS,IHRAM,MACHI,MACHS,MAIRS,MARCH,MARCS,MARSH,MAWRS,MICAS,MICRA,MIHAS,MISCH,MISSA,RAMIS,SAICS,SAIMS,SAIRS,SARIS,SCAMS,SCARS,SCAWS,SCHWA,SCRAM,SCRAW,SCRIM,SHAMS,SHAWM,SHAWS,SHIMS,SHIRS,SHRIS,SHWAS,SIMAR,SIMAS,SMASH,SMIRS,SWAMI,SWARM,SWASH,SWIMS,SWISH,WAIRS,WARMS,WASMS,WHAMS,WHIMS,WHIRS,WHISS,WISHA,

4-letter words (105 found)

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3-letter words (59 found)

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2-letter words (15 found)

AH,AI,AM,AR,AS,AW,CH,HA,HI,HM,IS,MA,MI,SH,SI,

You can make 300 words from scrimshaw according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of scrimshaw

scrimshaw

Etymology

The origin of the verb is unknown, but it has possibly been influenced by the surname Scrimshaw. Various etymologies have been proposed (for example, that it derives from scrimshank (“(Britain, military slang) to be idle, to shirk duty”)), but the Oxford English Dictionary does not consider any of them convincing.

The noun is probably derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɪmˌʃɔ/, /-ˌʃɑ/
  • Hyphenation: scrim‧shaw

Verb

scrimshaw (third-person singular simple present scrimshaws, present participle scrimshawing, simple past and past participle scrimshawed) (originally US, nautical)

  1. (transitive) [from mid 19th c.]
    1. To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
    2. To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
    3. To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
  2. (intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw. [from early 19th c.]

Derived terms

  • scrimshawed (adjective)
  • scrimshawer
  • scrimshawing (noun)

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Noun

scrimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural scrimshaws) (originally US, nautical, also attributively)

  1. (countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]
    Synonyms: (archaic) scrimshander, (archaic) scrimshandy
  2. (uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]
    Synonyms: (obsolete, rare) scrimshander, scrimshandering

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Further reading

  • scrimshaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org