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/ˈhɪm/
pronounnoun

Is HIM a Scrabble word?

Yes. HIM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.

Pronoun 4 meanings

  1. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.

  2. As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.

    “Now him and Bernie are best friends.”

  3. Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).

    “Who was there? —Him.”

  4. With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A male person or animal.

    “I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: him via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai (“to this, to this one”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian him (“him”), West Frisian him (“him”), Sylt North Frisian ham, höm (“him”), Dutch hem (“him”), German Low German hum, hüm, em (“him”), German ihm (“him”, dative).

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HIM at a glance

HIM has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #79 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HIM

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Same last three letters as HIM. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • WHIM12
  • SHIM9
  • SERAPHIM15
  • MIDRASHIM17
  • SHLOSHIM16
  • KADDISHIM20
  • MASHGICHIM23
  • MASHGIHIM20
  • PASHIM13
  • SHAMMASHIM22
  • SHIDDUCHIM22
  • TALLITHIM14

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