HAMBONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HAMBONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMBONE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMBONE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMBONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMBONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAMBONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HAMBONE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To perform in an exaggerated, showy way, playing up every gesture for the audience.
Hambone usually carries a note of mild mockery, since the performer is thought to be chasing laughs rather than serving the story. It is stronger than simply acting with energy, and it differs from the shorter verb ham, which people tend to use in the same breath.
How HAMBONE is used
Hambone is an informal word for stage or screen performance that is judged too broad, and it can also be used as a noun for such a performer.
- The guest star began to hambone the moment the cameras turned toward him.
- Please do not hambone the death scene; a quiet look is enough.
- He could not resist the urge to hambone in front of the children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMBONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAMBONE
2 longer words begin with HAMBONE.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMBONE
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Common questions about HAMBONE
- Is HAMBONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMBONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMBONE worth?
- HAMBONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMBONE mean?
- To perform in an exaggerated, showy way, playing up every gesture for the audience.
- What letters can be added to HAMBONE?
- HAMBONE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAMBONE:
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