How many points is CRIMPS worth in Scrabble?

CRIMPS is worth 12 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept CRIMPS?

CRIMPS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

Can you add a letter to CRIMPS?

In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes SCRIMPS. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.

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CRIMPS

12 pts

CRIMPS is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 12 points. CRIMPS is a verb form of crimp. CRIMP means "to pleat".

Meaning & examples

/kɹɪmps/

noun

A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
Example: The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.
The natural curliness of wool fibres.
(usually in the plural) Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.

verb

To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
Example: Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.
To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
Example: He crimped the wire in place.
To pinch and hold; to seize.

noun

An agent who procures seamen, soldier, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
(specifically) One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

verb

To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

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verb

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

Definition and meaning

CRIMPS is a verb form of crimp. CRIMP means "to pleat".

In a sentence: "They crimps."

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Base words

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CRIMP11 pts

Front hooks

Add one letter before CRIMPS. Scores are base word totals before board bonuses.

SCRIMPS13 pts

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Up to 12 highest-scoring shorter words using only the letters in CRIMPS, without blank tiles.

Letter Values

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CRIMPS Scrabble FAQ

Is CRIMPS a Scrabble word?: CRIMPS is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 12 points.
What does CRIMPS mean?: CRIMPS is a verb form of crimp. CRIMP means "to pleat".
How do you use CRIMPS in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They crimps."
How many points is CRIMPS worth in Scrabble?: CRIMPS is worth 12 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept CRIMPS?: CRIMPS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).
Can you add a letter to CRIMPS?: In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes SCRIMPS. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.

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