shimmer
Shimmer can refer to a weak and tremulous light. As a verb, shimmer can mean to give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk or shine with a weak or fitful light.
Length
7
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
SH
Ends
MER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHIMMER” Mean?
/ˈʃɪmə(ɹ)/
shimmer has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea weak and tremulous light
“the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers”
“the play of light on the water”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesshine with a weak or fitful light
“Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight”
“Lights shimmer on the horizon”
“The horizon is shimmering with lights”
give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
Synonyms for SHIMMER
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a weak and tremulous light
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, I, M, M, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SHIMMER has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHIMMER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHIMMER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SHIMMER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDDEF
CV Pattern
CCVCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
SH, HI, IM, MM, ME, ER
Trigrams
SHI, HIM, IMM, MME, MER
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