HEM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEM?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEM is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does HEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The edge of a piece of cloth, turned under and sewn.
A hem is what stops cloth fraying, and every visible one is a compromise between neatness and how much fabric can be spared. The unrelated sound written the same way — the throat-clearing in hem and haw — is a separate word and a much younger one.
How HEM is used
Countable: a hem, two hems. Also a verb.
- The hem had come down on one side only.
- She hemmed the curtains by hand in an evening.
- A deep hem lets a garment be lengthened later.
- The hem is the first thing to go on a cheap coat.
- He hemmed and hawed and agreed to nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEM
The 3 tiles of HEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HEM
Showing 24 of 309 words that begin with HEM.
Words ending in HEM
16 words end in HEM. Useful as a back hook: play HEM onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEM inside
Showing 24 of 586 words that contain HEM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HEM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEM
Common questions about HEM
- Is HEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEM worth?
- HEM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEM mean?
- The edge of a piece of cloth, turned under and sewn.
- What letters can be added to HEM?
- HEM takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HEM:
Open HEM in the Word Finder