AFOAM is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. AFOAM is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 11 points there.
Which word lists accept AFOAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFOAM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFOAM
No single letter turns AFOAM into another word.
How AFOAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AFOAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does AFOAM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Covered with or full of foam.
Afoam belongs to a small family of English words built with the old prefix a- meaning in a state of, alongside ablaze and afloat. It describes something seen actively foaming rather than merely bubbly, which is why sailors and poets reached for it to describe rough seas rather than a glass of soda.
How AFOAM is used
Predicative use only, as in the sea was afoam; not used before the noun it describes.
- The channel was afoam after the storm passed through.
- Waves broke afoam against the rocks all night.
- The horse arrived afoam with sweat after the long ride.
- The brewer watched the vat turn afoam as fermentation began.
- Rapids downstream ran afoam over the hidden boulders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFOAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in AFOAM
1 words end in AFOAM. Useful as a back hook: play AFOAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with AFOAM inside
1 words contain AFOAM in the middle. Words that start with AFOAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AFOAM
Common questions about AFOAM
- Is AFOAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFOAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFOAM worth?
- AFOAM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFOAM mean?
- Covered with or full of foam.
- What letters can be added to AFOAM?
- No single letter can be added to AFOAM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AFOAM:
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