Boggledygook

Boggle Word Finder

SCRIMSHAWING

12 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 24 pts

SCRIMSHAWING is a valid 12-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 24 in Super Big Boggle.

SCRIMSHAWING root SCRIMSHAW-ing

Word family

SCRIMSHAW 11 SCRIMSHAWS-s 11 SCRIMSHAWED-ed 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
  2. transitiveTo carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
  3. transitiveTo carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
  4. intransitiveTo make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
noun
  1. alsoattributivecountableA small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
  2. alsoattributiveuncountableThe manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.