AWMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AWMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWMOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWMOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWMOUS
No single letter turns AWMOUS into another word.
How AWMOUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AWMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does AWMOUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
In Scots, a gift to the poor; alms.
Awmous is a Scots form of the old word for charity given to beggars and the needy. It appears in older Scottish writing, where a person might ask for or give awmous at the door of a house or church. The spelling is a variant of almous, and both are far less common than the plain English word alms.
How AWMOUS is used
Scots and archaic; known mostly from older texts and word lists.
- The beggar stood at the gate and asked for awmous.
- She gave awmous to the old man every Sunday.
- The parish set aside a little awmous for the winter.
- Awmous was handed out after the service.
- He lived on awmous and the kindness of neighbours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWMOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about AWMOUS
- Is AWMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWMOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWMOUS worth?
- AWMOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWMOUS mean?
- In Scots, a gift to the poor; alms.
- What letters can be added to AWMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AWMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AWMOUS:
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