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Is vim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word vim is a Scrabble US word. The word vim is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

V4I1M3

Is vim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word vim is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

V4I1M3

Is vim a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word vim is a Words With Friends word. The word vim is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

V5I1M4

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3-letter words (1 found)

VIM,

2-letter words (1 found)

MI,

You can make 2 words from vim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of vim

vim ivm vmi mvi imv miv

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Definitions and meaning of vim

vim

Etymology

Possibly from Latin vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis); but perhaps a modern expressive formation.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /vɪm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Noun

vim (uncountable)

  1. Ready vitality and vigour. [from mid 19th c.]
    Synonyms: energy, go, pep, pizzazz, verve, zest

Derived terms

  • vim and vigor
  • vimful
  • vimless
  • vim vitae

Related terms

  • vis
  • violence
  • violate

Translations

See also

  • Thesaurus:enthusiasm

References

Further reading

  • vim (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) chapter VIM, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • IVM, VMI

Galician

Verb

vim

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of ver
  2. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯im/, [u̯ɪ̃ˑ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vim/, [vim]

Noun

vim f

  1. accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, might ,strength”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vim

  1. imperative of vima

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vēnī.

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbĩ]
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: vim

Verb

vim

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of vir
  2. (Brazil, proscribed) Alternative form of vir when used with auxiliary verbs

Source: wiktionary.org