DWAM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. DWAM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DWAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DWAM is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DWAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dwamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DWAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DWAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does DWAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A daze or a swoon.
Dwam is Scots and names being absent rather than being ill, which no English word captures in a single syllable. It is used about somebody staring into the middle distance.
How DWAM is used
Countable: a dwam, two dwams. Scots.
- He was in a dwam and heard none of it.
- The word dwam names absence rather than illness.
- A dwam is not a faint and not a sleep.
- English needs a phrase where Scots has dwam.
- Two minutes in a dwam and the kettle boiled dry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DWAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DWAM
3 longer words begin with DWAM.
Shorter words from the letters in DWAM
Common questions about DWAM
- Is DWAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DWAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DWAM worth?
- DWAM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DWAM mean?
- A daze or a swoon.
- What letters can be added to DWAM?
- DWAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DWAM:
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