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TIMID

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What TIMID Means

  1. adjective: showing fear and lack of confidence
  2. adjective: lacking self-confidence“stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
  3. noun: people who are fearful and cautious“whitewater rafting is not for the timid”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TIMID is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 I1 M3 I1 D2.

Words Made From The Letters In TIMID

11 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.

4 letter words (2)

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing TIMID

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

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