EMBALM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMBALM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBALM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBALM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBALM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embalmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBALM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMBALM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does EMBALM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To preserve a dead body from decay, traditionally with oils, spices, or chemicals.
Embalming has been practised since ancient Egypt, where bodies were treated so carefully that some survive to this day. Modern embalming usually replaces the blood with a preserving fluid so that a body can be viewed at a funeral. The verb also has a figurative sense, meaning to keep a memory or a way of doing things from fading.
How EMBALM is used
Mostly literal, in funeral and history contexts; the figurative sense is literary.
- Priests would embalm the pharaoh before the long burial rites.
- The funeral home agreed to embalm the body the same day.
- Poets sometimes try to embalm a moment in a few lines.
- Nothing in the old tradition required them to embalm the dead.
- The scent of cedar seemed to embalm the quiet room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBALM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBALM
8 longer words begin with EMBALM.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBALM
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Common questions about EMBALM
- Is EMBALM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBALM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBALM worth?
- EMBALM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBALM mean?
- To preserve a dead body from decay, traditionally with oils, spices, or chemicals.
- What letters can be added to EMBALM?
- EMBALM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMBALM:
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