Is HALMS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALMS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HALMS worth?

HALMS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HALMS?

HALMS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HALMS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. HALMS 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.

h4a1l1m3s1

PlayableHALMS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HALMS?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.2%

Our own measure of how useful HALMS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HALMS

Front hooks — 1

shalms11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HALMS scores

Scrabble h4a1l1m3s1 10

Words with Friends h3a1l2m4s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in HALMS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
a	1	9
l	1	4
m	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

Anagrams of HALMS

shalm10

The 5 tiles of HALMS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in HALMS

shalms11

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

Shorter words from the letters in HALMS

halm9 hams9 mash9 sham9 lahs7 lash7 alms6 lams6 mals6 slam6 ham8 ahs6 ash6 has6 lah6 sha6 lam5 mal5 mas5 sam5 sma5 als3 las3 sal3 hm7 ah5 ha5 sh5 am4 ma4 al2 as2 la2

Common questions about HALMS

Is HALMS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALMS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HALMS worth?: HALMS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HALMS?: HALMS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HALMS:

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