HAREM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HAREM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAREM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAREM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAREM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haremsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAREM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAREM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does HAREM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Historically, the separate part of a Muslim household set aside for wives, female relatives, and other women of the family, and by extension the women who lived there.
A harem functioned as private living quarters closed to men outside the immediate family, giving the women of a household a secluded space of their own within a larger home or palace. The word entered English through Ottoman and wider Muslim court life, where a large, wealthy household might include many wives, relatives, and attendants living under one roof. In modern English the term is mostly historical, appearing in descriptions of past royal courts and traditional households rather than everyday homes today.
How HAREM is used
Mainly historical in English, used to describe the women's quarters of past Muslim households and courts rather than contemporary arrangements.
- The palace harem housed the sultan's wives, mother, and children.
- Historians study old harem records to learn about daily life inside the palace.
- Visitors to the museum can tour the restored rooms of the old harem.
- The novel is set partly within the harem of a nineteenth-century household.
- Guards were posted outside the harem to protect its privacy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAREM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAREM
The 5 tiles of HAREM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HAREM
1 longer words begin with HAREM.
Words with HAREM inside
4 words contain HAREM in the middle. Words that start with HAREM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAREM
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Common questions about HAREM
- Is HAREM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAREM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAREM worth?
- HAREM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAREM mean?
- Historically, the separate part of a Muslim household set aside for wives, female relatives, and other women of the family, and by extension the women who lived there.
- What letters can be added to HAREM?
- HAREM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAREM:
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