HALMA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HALMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALMA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HALMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about HALMA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HALMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A board game in which two or four players race pieces from their own corner of a checkered board to the opposite corner, jumping over other pieces along the way.
Halma is played on a board of 256 squares, and a piece can leap over any adjacent piece, friend or opponent, landing directly on the far side, which lets a skilled player chain several jumps together in one turn. The game took its name from a Greek word for jump, and it later inspired the simpler, more widely known board game Chinese checkers.
How HALMA is used
A specific traditional board game, less widely known today than its later variant, Chinese checkers.
- The family kept an old wooden halma board in the attic.
- She learned to chain several jumps together while playing halma.
- Halma requires moving every piece into the opposite corner to win.
- The children spent a rainy afternoon playing halma at the kitchen table.
- Antique shops sometimes sell halma sets from the early twentieth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HALMA
The 5 tiles of HALMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HALMA
1 longer words begin with HALMA.
Shorter words from the letters in HALMA
Common questions about HALMA
- Is HALMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALMA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALMA worth?
- HALMA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALMA mean?
- A board game in which two or four players race pieces from their own corner of a checkered board to the opposite corner, jumping over other pieces along the way.
- What letters can be added to HALMA?
- HALMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HALMA:
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