IMAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IMAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMAM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMAM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IMAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 48,410.
What does IMAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who leads prayers in a mosque.
Imam means different things in different branches of Islam: for some it is simply whoever leads the prayer, and for others a title of the highest religious authority. English uses the first sense.
How IMAM is used
Countable: an imam, two imams.
- An imam leads the prayer and need hold no office.
- The word imam is Arabic.
- Two imams may lead in the same mosque on different days.
- One branch of Islam uses imam as a far higher title.
- English uses the simpler sense of imam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMAM
The 4 tiles of IMAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IMAM
3 longer words begin with IMAM.
Shorter words from the letters in IMAM
Common questions about IMAM
- Is IMAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMAM worth?
- IMAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMAM mean?
- A person who leads prayers in a mosque.
- What letters can be added to IMAM?
- IMAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IMAM:
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