HARAMBEES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARAMBEES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
h4a1r1a1m3b3e1e1s1
Depends on the listHARAMBEES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HARAMBEES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful HARAMBEES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARAMBEES
No single letter turns HARAMBEES into another word.
How HARAMBEES scores
Scrabble h4a1r1a1m3b3e1e1s1 16
Words with Friends h3a1r1a1m4b4e1e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in HARAMBEES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARAMBEES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HARAMBEES
harambee15 seabream12 beshame14 brahmas14 sambhar14 earbash12 hareems12 mahseer12 ambeers11 beamers11 besmear11 brahma13 shamba13 ashame11 ashram11 basher11 harams11 hareem11 harems11 hermae11 marahs11 masher11 rehabs11 rehems11 rhemes11 shamer11 shmear11 shmeer11 ambeer10 ambers10 amebae10 amebas10 beamer10 bermes10 brames10 breams10 embars10 embase10 embers10 sambar10
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Common questions about HARAMBEES
- Is HARAMBEES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARAMBEES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARAMBEES worth?
- HARAMBEES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARAMBEES?
- No single letter can be added to HARAMBEES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HARAMBEES:
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