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STIM
6

Definition

Pronunciation: //stɪm//

noun

  • (informal, uncountable) Sensory stimulation.
    "“Electric therapy has been used in medicine for thousands of years,” says Ken Rusche, director of Wellington Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, a physical therapist and athletic trainer. “[…] Electrical stim is being used in the field of medicine for rehabilitation and strengthening after injuries. […]”"
  • (psychology, autism) Any repetitive self-stimulatory behavior (e.g. hand flapping, head banging, repeating noises or words), frequent in autistic people.
    "Autistic people often stim with the help of technologies such as music and stim toys or tools to mediate between inner worlds and outer environments that may over/underwhelm us."
  • (pharmacology, obstetrics, countable) Any drug that stimulates a woman's ovaries to produce eggs.

verb

  • (psychology, intransitive) To perform such a repetitive self-stimulatory action.
    "Autistic people often stim with the help of technologies such as music and stim toys or tools to mediate between inner worlds and outer environments that may over/underwhelm us."

noun

  • (slang) Synonym of stimulant (“drug”).

noun

  • (rare, Ireland, chiefly in the negative) A whit or jot; the least amount.
    "That boy hasn't a stim of common sense."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
4 letters
Scrabble Points
6 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
No
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
No

How many Scrabble points is the word 'STIM'?

The word STIM is worth 6 points in Scrabble.

S1
T1
I1
M3

Total: 6 points

How many letters is the word 'STIM'?

The word STIM has 4 letters.

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.

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