How many points is CRIMP worth in Scrabble?

CRIMP is worth 11 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept CRIMP?

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

In CSW24 (International), adding one letter at the front or back makes SCRIMP, CRIMPS, CRIMPY. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.

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11 pts

CRIMP is a valid Scrabble word in CSW24 (International). It scores 11 points. CRIMP means "fold or press into ridges".

/kɹɪmp/

Pronunciation: /kɹɪmp/

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.

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.

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.

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verb

Valid CSW (UK) Scrabble Word

fold or press into ridges

In a sentence: "They crimp."

Check the Scrabble meaning of CRIMP. It scores 11 points.

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

Add one letter after CRIMP. Every word is valid in CSW24 (International).

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

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Is CRIMP a Scrabble word?: CRIMP is a valid Scrabble word in CSW24 (International). It scores 11 points.
What does CRIMP mean?: fold or press into ridges
How do you use CRIMP in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They crimp."
How many points is CRIMP worth in Scrabble?: CRIMP is worth 11 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept CRIMP?: CRIMP is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).
Can you add a letter to CRIMP?: In CSW24 (International), adding one letter at the front or back makes SCRIMP, CRIMPS, CRIMPY. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.