EXEEM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXEEM 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXEEM?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXEEM is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXEEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exeemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXEEM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EXEEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,108.
What does EXEEM mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To release or exempt someone from an obligation, duty or penalty.
Exeem is an old Scots legal and dialect verb meaning to set a person free from something they would otherwise owe or suffer, such as a debt, a duty or a penalty. It shares its meaning with the variant spelling exeme, and both are recorded chiefly in dialect glossaries rather than in everyday modern speech. The word has all but disappeared from ordinary use outside specialist word lists.
How EXEEM is used
A rare Scots verb, met mainly in dialect dictionaries and older legal or administrative texts.
- The court moved to exeem the old man from further payment.
- They agreed to exeem him from the remaining duty.
- The laird chose to exeem the tenant from that year's rent.
- Local custom could exeem a widow from certain obligations.
- The judge decided to exeem the servant from blame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXEEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EXEEM
The 5 tiles of EXEEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EXEEM
3 longer words begin with EXEEM.
Shorter words from the letters in EXEEM
Common questions about EXEEM
- Is EXEEM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXEEM is not in it.
- How many points is EXEEM worth?
- EXEEM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXEEM mean?
- To release or exempt someone from an obligation, duty or penalty.
- What letters can be added to EXEEM?
- EXEEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EXEEM:
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