AHEM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AHEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AHEM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AHEM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AHEM
No single letter turns AHEM into another word.
How AHEM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AHEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about AHEM
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AHEM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A cleared-throat sound written down to announce someone's presence or nudge a conversation politely back on track.
Ahem is a written representation of a deliberate cough, and the deliberateness is the whole point: an involuntary one would not be spelled at all. It has been in print since the eighteenth century.
How AHEM is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- Ahem, said the chair, and the room went quiet.
- The word ahem spells a deliberate cough.
- An involuntary cough is never written as ahem.
- Ahem has been in print since the 1700s.
- Two ahems and the speaker finally noticed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AHEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AHEM
The 4 tiles of AHEM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AHEM
1 longer words begin with AHEM.
Words with AHEM inside
3 words contain AHEM in the middle. Words that start with AHEM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AHEM
Common questions about AHEM
- Is AHEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AHEM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AHEM worth?
- AHEM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AHEM mean?
- A cleared-throat sound written down to announce someone's presence or nudge a conversation politely back on track.
- What letters can be added to AHEM?
- No single letter can be added to AHEM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AHEM:
Open AHEM in the Word Finder