HALIDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HALIDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALIDOM?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALIDOM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALIDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALIDOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALIDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HALIDOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Holiness, or a holy place or sacred object, mostly known from old oaths.
The halidom survives chiefly in the phrase "by my halidom", an oath that swears on something sacred. In older texts it can mean either the quality of being holy or the shrine, relic or sanctuary that has it.
How HALIDOM is used
The word halidom is found in medieval and period-style writing, often inside an exclamation.
- "By my halidom, I will not yield," cried the squire.
- Pilgrims travelled for weeks to reach the halidom of the saint.
- The knight swore on the halidom that he had told the truth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALIDOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALIDOM
3 longer words begin with HALIDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in HALIDOM
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Common questions about HALIDOM
- Is HALIDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALIDOM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALIDOM worth?
- HALIDOM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALIDOM mean?
- Holiness, or a holy place or sacred object, mostly known from old oaths.
- What letters can be added to HALIDOM?
- HALIDOM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALIDOM:
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