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DIMS

4 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What DIMS Means

DIMS is a form of DIM, which means:

  1. verb: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  2. verb: become dim or lusterless“the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
  3. adjective: lacking in light; not bright or harsh“a dim light beside the bed”
  4. adjective: lacking clarity or distinctness“a dim figure in the distance”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DIMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 M3 S1.

Anagrams of DIMS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In DIMS

12 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing DIMS

DIMS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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