Is DIM a Scrabble word?
Yes. DIM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Not bright or colorful.
Adjective 4 meanings
Not bright or colorful.
“The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.”
Not smart or intelligent.
“He may be a bit dim, but he's not entirely stupid.”
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
“His vision grew dimmer as he aged.”
Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
Verb 4 meanings
To make something less bright.
“He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.”
To become darker.
“The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.”
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
Etymology
From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”).
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DIM at a glance
DIM has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + M 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,380 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -DIM
More endings- BEDIM10
- MELAMDIM15
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