PRAAM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PRAAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAAM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAAM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
praamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRAAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does PRAAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A flat-bottomed boat used in shallow coastal waters, especially in the Netherlands and around the Baltic Sea, sometimes armed with guns in wartime.
A praam's flat, wide hull let it operate in water too shallow for a keeled ship, which made it useful for coastal trade, fishing, and moving cargo close to shore. Dutch and Baltic sailors built praams in various sizes, from small open rowing boats to larger vessels that could be fitted with guns and used defensively during naval conflicts. The word is closely related to pram, though pram in modern English usually refers instead to a baby carriage rather than a boat.
How PRAAM is used
Praam is a nautical and historical term, used mainly in accounts of Dutch and Baltic shipping and naval history.
- The praam glided easily over the shallow harbor waters.
- Fishermen loaded their catch onto a small praam each morning.
- An armed praam guarded the entrance to the narrow channel.
- The Baltic fleet included several flat-bottomed praams for coastal defense.
- A single praam could carry cargo where deeper ships could not go.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRAAM
The 5 tiles of PRAAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRAAM
1 longer words begin with PRAAM.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAAM
Common questions about PRAAM
- Is PRAAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAAM worth?
- PRAAM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAAM mean?
- A flat-bottomed boat used in shallow coastal waters, especially in the Netherlands and around the Baltic Sea, sometimes armed with guns in wartime.
- What letters can be added to PRAAM?
- PRAAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRAAM:
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