HAHAM is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. HAHAM is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept HAHAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAHAM is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAHAM
No single letter turns HAHAM into another word.
How HAHAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAHAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does HAHAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spiritual leader or teacher of Jewish law among Sephardic Jews.
A haham serves a Sephardic congregation in much the same role a rabbi serves an Ashkenazi one, teaching Jewish law and leading religious life. The Ottoman Empire once had a Haham Bashi, a chief haham who represented the whole Jewish community to the state. The word comes from Hebrew and is still used today wherever Sephardic communities keep their own religious offices distinct from other traditions.
How HAHAM is used
Used within Sephardic Jewish communities and in writing about their history and religious offices.
- The congregation asked the haham to settle the dispute over the calendar.
- A haham trained for years before taking on his first congregation.
- The old records still name the last Haham Bashi of the city.
- Her grandfather had studied to become a haham in his youth.
- Every question of Jewish law went first to the haham.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAHAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HAHAM
Common questions about HAHAM
- Is HAHAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAHAM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAHAM worth?
- HAHAM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAHAM mean?
- A spiritual leader or teacher of Jewish law among Sephardic Jews.
- What letters can be added to HAHAM?
- No single letter can be added to HAHAM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAHAM:
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