BLIMP
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Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈblɪmp//
noun
- (aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container."2004 February 16&23, The New Yorker"
- (by extension) Any large airborne inflatable."a 6 meter high blimp made by a professional inflatables company, to be flown in the skies"
- (slang) An obese person.
- (film, television) A soundproof cover for a video camera."You can create your own blimp or barney with anything that will deaden the camera noise, such as a changing bag, foam rubber, […]"
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat."After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress."
- (transitive) To fit (a video camera) with a soundproof cover.
noun
- (humorous) A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period."One was the military and imperialist middle class, generally nicknamed the Blimps, and the other the left-wing intelligentsia."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 11 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 15 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- Yes
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'BLIMP'?
The word BLIMP is worth 11 points in Scrabble.
B3
L1
I1
M3
P3
Total: 11 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BLIMP'?
The word BLIMP is worth 15 points in Words With Friends.
B4
L2
I1
M4
P4
Total: 15 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.