HAMPER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAMPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMPER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMPER is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMPER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMPER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAMPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does HAMPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large basket with a lid, used for carrying food or for storing dirty laundry.
In British use a hamper is the picnic or gift basket packed with food and drink, while in North America the word more often means the tall lidded basket for laundry. As a verb it means to get in the way of someone or something, and that sense comes from an old word for a shackle or fetter. On ships the word once covered bulky but necessary gear that got in the way.
How HAMPER is used
Common; the noun sense varies between British and American usage.
- They carried a hamper of sandwiches down to the river.
- The shirts went into the hamper at the end of the week.
- A Christmas hamper arrived from her aunt.
- Heavy snow can hamper traffic across the whole county.
- He found a spare blanket at the bottom of the hamper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMPER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAMPER
7 longer words begin with HAMPER.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMPER
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Common questions about HAMPER
- Is HAMPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMPER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMPER worth?
- HAMPER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMPER mean?
- A large basket with a lid, used for carrying food or for storing dirty laundry.
- What letters can be added to HAMPER?
- HAMPER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAMPER:
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