BLAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BLAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLAM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLAM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BLAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about BLAM
- 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 BLAM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A word imitating the sound of a gunshot.
Blam belongs to comic strips, where a sound has to be seen rather than heard. It works as a noun as well, which most comic-strip sounds never manage.
How BLAM is used
Used alone or as a noun. Informal.
- Blam, and the panel is over.
- The word blam belongs to comic strips.
- A blam printed large fills half the frame.
- Blam works as a noun as well as a cry.
- Comic strips need a sound that can be seen, such as blam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLAM
The 4 tiles of BLAM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BLAM
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with BLAM.
Words with BLAM inside
5 words contain BLAM in the middle. Words that start with BLAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BLAM
Common questions about BLAM
- Is BLAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLAM worth?
- BLAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLAM mean?
- A word imitating the sound of a gunshot.
- What letters can be added to BLAM?
- BLAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BLAM:
Open BLAM in the Word Finder