CAMBISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CAMBISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAMBISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAMBISM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAMBISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cambismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAMBISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAMBISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does CAMBISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The theory and practice of exchanging money or bills of exchange.
Cambism covers dealing in foreign currency, as done by bankers and money changers. It is an old word that has been mostly replaced by foreign exchange.
How CAMBISM is used
Cambism is rare and appears in older books on commerce.
- The merchant studied cambism before travelling abroad.
- A manual of cambism listed the rates of every city.
- Banks once taught cambism as a separate subject.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAMBISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAMBISM
1 longer words begin with CAMBISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CAMBISM
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Common questions about CAMBISM
- Is CAMBISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAMBISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAMBISM worth?
- CAMBISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAMBISM mean?
- The theory and practice of exchanging money or bills of exchange.
- What letters can be added to CAMBISM?
- CAMBISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAMBISM:
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