/vɪm/
noun

Is VIM a Scrabble word?

Yes. VIM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Ready vitality and vigour.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Ready vitality and vigour.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Possibly from Latin vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis); but perhaps a modern expressive formation.

Similar and opposite words

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VIM at a glance

VIM has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + M 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #40,927 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -VIM

More endings

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

  • MOSHAVIM18
  • ERUVIM11

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