ELM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ELM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ELM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does ELM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall broadleaved tree with rough serrated leaves.
Elm was one of the commonest trees in Britain until a fungus carried by beetles killed most of them during the 1970s. The wood does not rot under water, so it was used for pipes and for the piles that hold up Venice.
How ELM is used
Countable and uncountable: an elm, elm wood.
- The elm at the corner was felled in 1976.
- Elm does not rot under water and was used for pipes.
- A single elm survived the outbreak in that valley.
- The word elm names a tree that Britain nearly lost.
- Two elms remain on the whole estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELM
The 3 tiles of ELM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ELM
7 longer words begin with ELM.
Words ending in ELM
9 words end in ELM. Useful as a back hook: play ELM onto a word already on the board.
Words with ELM inside
Showing 24 of 136 words that contain ELM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ELM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ELM
Common questions about ELM
- Is ELM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELM worth?
- ELM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELM mean?
- A tall broadleaved tree with rough serrated leaves.
- What letters can be added to ELM?
- ELM takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ELM:
Open ELM in the Word Finder