PSAMMON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PSAMMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSAMMON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSAMMON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSAMMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psammonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSAMMON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PSAMMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does PSAMMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A community of tiny organisms living in the water between grains of sand.
The psammon is a hidden world beneath the surface of a beach or lakeshore, made up of minute animals and plants. Ecologists sample the psammon by digging out wet sand and sifting what lives in its pores.
How PSAMMON is used
Specialist term used in ecology and biology.
- The psammon of the lake shore was rich in rotifers.
- She studied the psammon under a microscope.
- Pollution reached the psammon first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSAMMON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSAMMON
1 longer words begin with PSAMMON.
Shorter words from the letters in PSAMMON
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Common questions about PSAMMON
- Is PSAMMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSAMMON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSAMMON worth?
- PSAMMON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSAMMON mean?
- A community of tiny organisms living in the water between grains of sand.
- What letters can be added to PSAMMON?
- PSAMMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PSAMMON:
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