HAMBURG is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HAMBURG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMBURG?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMBURG is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMBURG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hamburgsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMBURG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAMBURG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does HAMBURG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A patty of ground beef, or the sandwich made from it; also a dark grape variety grown under glass.
Hamburg is an older short form of hamburger, taken from the German port city of that name. In old American cookbooks and diners it often meant ground beef sold or cooked as a patty. Gardeners know Black Hamburg as a grape for hothouses.
How HAMBURG is used
Hamburg is a dated or regional shortening of hamburger and also the name of a grape.
- He ordered a hamburg with onions.
- Mother fried the hamburg in a heavy pan.
- The old recipe called for a pound of hamburg.
- The greenhouse held a vine of Black Hamburg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMBURG and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAMBURG
3 longer words begin with HAMBURG.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMBURG
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Common questions about HAMBURG
- Is HAMBURG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMBURG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMBURG worth?
- HAMBURG is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMBURG mean?
- A patty of ground beef, or the sandwich made from it; also a dark grape variety grown under glass.
- What letters can be added to HAMBURG?
- HAMBURG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAMBURG:
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