CLAMOR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLAMOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAMOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAMOR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAMOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clamorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAMOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLAMOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does CLAMOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A loud, sustained noise made by many voices at once, or a vigorous public demand.
A clamor can be literal, like a crowd shouting in a square, or figurative, like a growing public insistence that something be done. The word comes into English from Latin through French, and the spelling without the u is the usual American one. Writers often pair it with the idea of many people pressing for the same thing at once.
How CLAMOR is used
Common in news writing, usually followed by for or against; the same word is spelled with a u in British usage.
- A clamor rose from the stands when the goal was disallowed.
- The clamor for lower prices grew louder every week.
- She could hardly hear the speaker over the clamor of the market.
- There was no clamor of protest, only a long silence.
- The senator ignored the clamor outside his office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAMOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAMOR
9 longer words begin with CLAMOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAMOR
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Common questions about CLAMOR
- Is CLAMOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAMOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAMOR worth?
- CLAMOR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAMOR mean?
- A loud, sustained noise made by many voices at once, or a vigorous public demand.
- What letters can be added to CLAMOR?
- CLAMOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLAMOR:
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