HMM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HMM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HMM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HMM is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HMM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hmmmChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HMM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HMM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 80,850.
What stands out about HMM
- HMM has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 19 such words at 3 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HMM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A thoughtful pause dressed up as a sound, most often typed at the start of a reply that is about to disagree.
Hmm is written down far more often than it is transcribed: in a message it buys a moment and signals doubt at the same time, which is why it so often opens a reply that is about to disagree. The number of letters does the work — two is neutral and four is not.
How HMM is used
Stands alone or opens a sentence. Also spelled hm and hmmm.
- Hmm, that is not what the report said last week.
- A message beginning hmm rarely agrees with you.
- He said hmm and looked at the ceiling.
- Hmm on its own is a whole answer and everybody understands it.
- The reply was one word: hmm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HMM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HMM
1 longer words begin with HMM.
Words with HMM inside
2 words contain HMM in the middle. Words that start with HMM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HMM
Common questions about HMM
- Is HMM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HMM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HMM worth?
- HMM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HMM mean?
- A thoughtful pause dressed up as a sound, most often typed at the start of a reply that is about to disagree.
- What letters can be added to HMM?
- HMM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HMM:
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