OM is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. OM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OM is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 13 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OM scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in OM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 309.
What stands out about OM
- OM is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sacred syllable chanted in Hindu and Buddhist practice.
How OM is used
- The room held the sound of om for a long moment.
- She began each session with a single om.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OM and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OM
The 2 tiles of OM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OM
Showing 24 of 185 words that begin with OM.
Words ending in OM
Showing 24 of 347 words that end in OM. Useful as a back hook: play OM onto a word already on the board.
Words with OM inside
Showing 24 of 10260 words that contain OM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about OM
- Is OM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OM, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OM worth?
- OM is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OM mean?
- A sacred syllable chanted in Hindu and Buddhist practice.
- What letters can be added to OM?
- OM takes 13 hooks: 11 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of OM:
Open OM in the Word Finder