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/nɪm/
noun

Is NIM a Scrabble word?

Yes. NIM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English nimen, from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to give or take one's due”).

NIM at a glance

NIM has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (N 1 + I 1 + M 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #35,092 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NIM

More endings

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

  • DENIM8
  • MINIM9
  • PAYNIM13
  • CHAZANIM24
  • CHAZZANIM34
  • CHAZZENIM34
  • DAYANIM13
  • HAZANIM21
  • HAZZANIM31
  • KHAZENIM26
  • MINYANIM15
  • PAINIM10

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