CWM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CWM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CWM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CWM is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CWM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cwmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CWM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CWM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What stands out about CWM
- CWM has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 19 such words at 3 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CWM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley, cut by ice.
Cwm is Welsh and English took it whole, vowel and all — it is one of very few words in the language written without a, e, i, o or u. Geographers use it as a technical term beside corrie from Scotland and cirque from France, and all three name the same thing in three languages.
How CWM is used
Countable: a cwm, two cwms. Chiefly in Wales and in geography.
- The path climbs out of the cwm on the north side.
- A cwm holds snow long after the ridge above it is clear.
- The lake in the cwm never warms up.
- Cwm, corrie and cirque are three names for one landform.
- The farm sits at the mouth of the cwm and gets no sun in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CWM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CWM
1 longer words begin with CWM.
Common questions about CWM
- Is CWM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CWM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CWM worth?
- CWM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CWM mean?
- A steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley, cut by ice.
- What letters can be added to CWM?
- CWM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CWM:
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