HMMM is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. HMMM is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept HMMM?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HMMM is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HMMM
No single letter turns HMMM into another word.
How HMMM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HMMM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 3 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. HMMM needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about HMMM
- HMMM has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 10 such words at 4 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HMMM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A sound expressing thought or doubt.
Hmmm is written with as many letters as the writer needs, and dictionaries list two or three of the possible lengths. It is one of very few English words made entirely of consonants, alongside brr and pst.
How HMMM is used
Stands alone. The number of letters varies.
- Hmmm, said the examiner, and wrote nothing down.
- The word hmmm contains no vowel at all.
- A hmmm in a reply is worse than a refusal.
- Dictionaries list hmmm at two or three lengths.
- She wrote hmmm and closed the conversation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HMMM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HMMM
Common questions about HMMM
- Is HMMM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HMMM is not in it.
- How many points is HMMM worth?
- HMMM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HMMM mean?
- A sound expressing thought or doubt.
- What letters can be added to HMMM?
- No single letter can be added to HMMM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HMMM:
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