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PRIM

4 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What PRIM Means

  1. verb: assume a prim appearance“They mince and prim”
  2. verb: contract one's lips“She primmed her lips after every bite of food”
  3. adjective: affectedly dainty or refined
  4. adjective: exaggeratedly proper“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PRIM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 R1 I1 M3.

Words Made From The Letters In PRIM

7 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 (5)

2 letter words (2)

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