EARWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EARWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARWORM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARWORM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARWORM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EARWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does EARWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A catchy tune that keeps playing in your mind again and again.
An earworm is hard to shake off, and the harder you try, the more it seems to stay. The term is a loose translation of a German word, and it can also name a moth larva that eats cotton bolls.
How EARWORM is used
Informal; the music sense is by far the most common.
- That jingle is a real earworm and I cannot stop humming it.
- She blamed the radio for giving her an earworm.
- Pop songs with a simple chorus often become an earworm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARWORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARWORM
1 longer words begin with EARWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in EARWORM
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Common questions about EARWORM
- Is EARWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARWORM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARWORM worth?
- EARWORM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARWORM mean?
- A catchy tune that keeps playing in your mind again and again.
- What letters can be added to EARWORM?
- EARWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EARWORM:
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