GAMMON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAMMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMMON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMMON is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gammonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMMON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GAMMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does GAMMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Cured or smoked ham from the hind leg of a pig, or a double win in backgammon.
On a British menu gammon usually arrives as a thick steak with egg and pineapple, or as a boiled joint with parsley sauce. Backgammon players know the same word as a result that wins double stakes, and an old slang sense of nonsense or humbug. Context nearly always tells you which meaning is intended.
How GAMMON is used
The meat sense is common in British English; the game and nonsense senses are less frequent.
- We had gammon and chips at the pub on Saturday.
- She boiled the gammon the night before and glazed it with honey.
- In backgammon, a gammon scores twice the stake.
- He dismissed the whole story as gammon.
- The butcher sells a gammon joint weighing about two kilos.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMMON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMMON
6 longer words begin with GAMMON.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMMON
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Common questions about GAMMON
- Is GAMMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMMON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMMON worth?
- GAMMON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMMON mean?
- Cured or smoked ham from the hind leg of a pig, or a double win in backgammon.
- What letters can be added to GAMMON?
- GAMMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GAMMON:
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