OHM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OHM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OHM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OHM is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OHM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ohmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OHM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OHM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What stands out about OHM
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OHM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The unit of electrical resistance.
The ohm carries the name of the man who worked out the relation between current, voltage and resistance in 1827, and whose paper was dismissed for a decade before anybody troubled to check it. One of them is what lets a single volt drive a single ampere.
How OHM is used
Countable: an ohm, two ohms. The symbol is the Greek omega.
- The resistor is marked at ten ohms and measures nine.
- An ohm is defined by volts and amperes together.
- Two ohms in series make four.
- The meter reads in ohms up to two million.
- The word ohm is a surname that became a standard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OHM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OHM
The 3 tiles of OHM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OHM
7 longer words begin with OHM.
Words ending in OHM
5 words end in OHM. Useful as a back hook: play OHM onto a word already on the board.
Words with OHM inside
6 words contain OHM in the middle. Words that start with OHM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OHM
Common questions about OHM
- Is OHM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OHM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OHM worth?
- OHM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OHM mean?
- The unit of electrical resistance.
- What letters can be added to OHM?
- OHM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OHM:
Open OHM in the Word Finder