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Is shimmy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shimmy is a Scrabble US word. The word shimmy is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

S1H4I1M3M3Y4

Is shimmy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shimmy is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

S1H4I1M3M3Y4

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Yes. The word shimmy is a Words With Friends word. The word shimmy is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SHIMMY,

5-letter words (2 found)

IMSHY,MIMSY,

4-letter words (3 found)

HIMS,IMMY,SHIM,

3-letter words (9 found)

HIM,HIS,HMM,ISH,ISM,MIM,MIS,SHY,SIM,

2-letter words (8 found)

HI,HM,IS,MI,MM,MY,SH,SI,

You can make 23 words from shimmy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shimmy

shimmy

Etymology

A back-formation from chemise (mistaken for a plural).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪ.mi/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmi

Noun

shimmy (plural shimmies)

  1. A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
  2. A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
  3. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
  4. (rare) A sleeveless chemise.

Derived terms

  • shimmy shake
  • shimmy-shammy

Translations

Verb

shimmy (third-person singular simple present shimmies, present participle shimmying, simple past and past participle shimmied)

  1. (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
  2. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
  3. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
  4. (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
  5. (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

Synonyms

  • (climb a pole): shinny, shin (UK, Canada)

Derived terms

  • shimmy on down

Translations

French

Noun

shimmy m (plural shimmys)

  1. shimmy (1920s dance)

Further reading

  • “shimmy”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org