HM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HM is to know. It scores 7 from 2 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HM scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in HM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,238.
What stands out about HM
- HM has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 6 such words at 2 letters.
- HM is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A clipped, one-beat version of hmm, giving a thought room without the skepticism the longer spelling implies.
How HM is used
- Hm, that is not the answer I expected.
- Hm. Let me look at the figures again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HM and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HM
2 longer words begin with HM.
Words ending in HM
21 words end in HM. Useful as a back hook: play HM onto a word already on the board.
Words with HM inside
Showing 24 of 640 words that contain HM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about HM
- Is HM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HM worth?
- HM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HM mean?
- A clipped, one-beat version of hmm, giving a thought room without the skepticism the longer spelling implies.
- What letters can be added to HM?
- HM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of HM:
Open HM in the Word Finder