HAMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HAMAL 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 HAMAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMAL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about HAMAL
- 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 HAMAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalregional
A hired porter or manual laborer, especially one who carries loads or luggage, in parts of the Middle East and South Asia.
A hamal traditionally worked at markets, docks, and railway stations, carrying heavy goods or passengers' baggage for a fee, much like a porter in Western cities. The word entered English through Arabic, Turkish, and Urdu, and older travel writing about the region often mentions a hamal waiting at a station or hotel entrance ready to carry bags.
How HAMAL is used
A regional loanword, most often found in travel accounts and historical descriptions of Middle Eastern and South Asian markets and stations.
- A hamal loaded the traveler's trunks onto a waiting cart.
- The old bazaar always had a few hamal waiting near the gate for work.
- Travel writers described the hamal carrying crates on his back through narrow streets.
- She tipped the hamal generously for carrying her luggage up the stairs.
- The station employed several hamal to help passengers with heavy bags.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAMAL
The 5 tiles of HAMAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HAMAL
1 longer words begin with HAMAL.
Words ending in HAMAL
1 words end in HAMAL. Useful as a back hook: play HAMAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAMAL inside
1 words contain HAMAL in the middle. Words that start with HAMAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMAL
Common questions about HAMAL
- Is HAMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMAL worth?
- HAMAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMAL mean?
- A hired porter or manual laborer, especially one who carries loads or luggage, in parts of the Middle East and South Asia.
- What letters can be added to HAMAL?
- HAMAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAMAL:
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