MADAM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MADAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADAM?
| 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 MADAM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MADAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MADAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about MADAM
- MADAM is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- MADAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MADAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A polite and formal way of addressing or referring to a woman.
Madam is used on its own to address a woman respectfully, as a shop assistant or waiter might, and it also opens formal letters, as in Dear Madam. Placed before a title, it can mark a woman's official position, as in Madam Chair or Madam Ambassador. In a much older and more informal sense, the same word was also applied to a woman who managed a household of paid companions, though this use is now mostly historical.
How MADAM is used
Formal noun of address; still common in customer service, formal correspondence, and official titles.
- Excuse me, madam, is this seat taken?
- The letter began, Dear Madam, thank you for your enquiry.
- She was introduced to the audience as Madam Chair.
- The waiter asked madam if she would like more coffee.
- Madam Ambassador greeted each guest personally at the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MADAM
5 longer words begin with MADAM.
Words ending in MADAM
1 words end in MADAM. Useful as a back hook: play MADAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with MADAM inside
3 words contain MADAM in the middle. Words that start with MADAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MADAM
Common questions about MADAM
- Is MADAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADAM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADAM worth?
- MADAM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADAM mean?
- A polite and formal way of addressing or referring to a woman.
- What letters can be added to MADAM?
- MADAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MADAM:
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