BERM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A narrow ledge or raised bank of earth.
Berm came from Dutch through French and belongs to fortification, road building and, more recently, motor sport. Each field uses it for a slightly different shape.
How BERM is used
Countable: a berm, two berms.
- A berm along the ditch keeps the spoil from sliding back.
- The word berm came from Dutch through French.
- Two berms of different height on the same corner.
- Motor sport uses berm for a banked edge.
- Fortification used the berm before road building did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERM
6 longer words begin with BERM.
Words with BERM inside
20 words contain BERM in the middle. Words that start with BERM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BERM
Common questions about BERM
- Is BERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERM worth?
- BERM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERM mean?
- A narrow ledge or raised bank of earth.
- What letters can be added to BERM?
- BERM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BERM:
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