HAMZAH is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points

Yes. HAMZAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept HAMZAH?

Word power: 47 / 100

Our own measure of how useful HAMZAH is to know. It scores 23 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HAMZAH

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HAMZAH scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in HAMZAH, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.

What stands out about HAMZAH

• HAMZAH begins and ends with the same letter.
• HAMZAH scores 23 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with HAMZAH

1 longer words begin with HAMZAH.

Shorter words from the letters in HAMZAH

Common questions about HAMZAH

Is HAMZAH valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMZAH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HAMZAH worth?

HAMZAH is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HAMZAH?

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