Is SCRIMSHAWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCRIMSHAWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCRIMSHAWS mean?
Scrimshaws is a form of SCRIMSHAW.
- noun
a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SCRIMSHAWS
SCRIMSHAWS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SCRIMSHAWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scrimshaw19
- charisms15
- warmish15
- charism14
- chiasms14
- chimars14
- chrisma14
- chrisms14
- schisms14
- simchas14
- schwas14
- shawms14
- charms13
- chasms13
- chiasm13
- chimar13
- chirms13
- chrism13
- schism13
- simcha13
- smirch13
- chaws13
- schwa13
- shawm13
- whams13
- whims13
- chassis12
- rawish12
- chams12
- charm12
- chasm12
- chirm12
- machs12
- march12
- chaw12
- wham12
- whim12
- wich12
- racisms11
- chairs11
- ihrams11
- marish11
- rachis11
- swamis11
- swarms11
- shaws11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swish11
- whirs11
- wisha11
- cham11
- cwms11
- mach11
- racism10
- scrams10
- scrims10
- archi10
- aswim10
- chair10
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