Yes. GYM is a valid word.
GYM is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
GYM is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About GYM
GYM is short for gymnasium, a room or building for exercise and sports; its plural is GYMS. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and its G, Y and M are worth 9 points together. GYM is a word everyone knows, so it is a safe play for a rack short on vowels, and the 4-point Y and 3-point M reward a letter bonus square.
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GYM scores 9 points
Before any bonus squares: G 2 + Y 4 + M 3 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: GYM as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and GYM is worth 17 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After GYM (1):
- GYMSform of GYM: a room for athletic activities
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from GYM
Other forms of GYM (1):
- GYMSform of GYM: a room for athletic activities
Words that start with GYM:
- GYMNASTan athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
- GYMSLIPa sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
- GYMKHANAa meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes
- GYMNASIAform of GYMNASIUM: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- GYMNASTSform of GYMNAST: an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
- GYMSLIPSform of GYMSLIP: a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
- GYMKHANASform of GYMKHANA: a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes
- GYMNASIAL
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- GYMNASIUMathletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- GYMNASTICvigorously active
- GYMNASIUMSform of GYMNASIUM: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- GYMNASTICSform of GYMNASTIC: vigorously active
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Memory tip
GYM is short for gymnasium. Its plural is GYMS.
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