Scrabble Word Finder

HALM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. HALM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

h4a1l1m3
PlayableHALM · 4 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
4letters
3hooks available
1 in 27,231odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HALM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 40 / 100

40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.25
Hooks 25%
3
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
4.25%

Our own measure of how useful HALM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HALM

Front hooks — 1

shalm10

Back hooks — 2

halma10 halms10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HALM scores

Scrabble h4a1l1m3 9
Words with Friends h3a1l2m4 10

Face value of the 4 tiles in HALM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
a19
l14
m12

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.

Words starting with HALM

halma10 halms10 halmas11

3 longer words begin with HALM.

Words ending in HALM

shalm10

1 words end in HALM. Useful as a back hook: play HALM onto a word already on the board.

Words with HALM inside

shalms11 ophthalmia20 ophthalmic22 ophthalmias21 ophthalmist21 exophthalmia29 exophthalmic31 exophthalmos29 exophthalmus29 ophthalmists22 ophthalmitis22 exophthalmias30 ophthalmology27 panophthalmia25 xerophthalmia30 xerophthalmic32 edriophthalmic27 exophthalmoses31 exophthalmuses31 ophthalmitises24 ophthalmologic27 ophthalmometer26 ophthalmometry29 ophthalmoscope28

Showing 24 of 40 words that contain HALM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HALM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in HALM

ham8 lah6 lam5 mal5 hm7 ah5 ha5 am4 ma4 al2 la2

Common questions about HALM

Is HALM valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HALM worth?
HALM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HALM?
HALM takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HALM:

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