OGHAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OGHAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OGHAM?
| 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 OGHAM is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OGHAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oghamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OGHAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OGHAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does OGHAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient alphabet used mainly in Ireland and parts of Britain, made up of groups of lines and notches cut along an edge.
Ogham was carved into standing stones and wooden posts between roughly the fourth and tenth centuries, mostly to record personal names and family lines in early Irish. Each letter was a set of strokes crossing or touching a central guideline, so the script suited engraving far better than handwriting. Several hundred ogham stones still stand in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and they remain a key source for reconstructing early Irish. The word can also name a single letter within this system.
How OGHAM is used
Used mostly in archaeology, linguistics and Celtic studies when discussing early Irish inscriptions.
- The archaeologist traced the ogham carved along the edge of the pillar.
- Each notch in the ogham stood for a different sound.
- Students of early Irish still learn to read ogham inscriptions.
- The museum displayed a stone with faint ogham cut into its side.
- Scholars debate how widely ogham was used for everyday writing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OGHAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OGHAM
4 longer words begin with OGHAM.
Shorter words from the letters in OGHAM
Common questions about OGHAM
- Is OGHAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OGHAM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OGHAM worth?
- OGHAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OGHAM mean?
- An ancient alphabet used mainly in Ireland and parts of Britain, made up of groups of lines and notches cut along an edge.
- What letters can be added to OGHAM?
- OGHAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OGHAM:
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