QAIMAQAMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 31 points
It depends on the list you play by. QAIMAQAMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 31 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QAIMAQAMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QAIMAQAMS is to know. It scores 31 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAIMAQAMS
No single letter turns QAIMAQAMS into another word.
How QAIMAQAMS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in QAIMAQAMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 2 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. QAIMAQAMS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about QAIMAQAMS
- Two Qs in one word: QAIMAQAMS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- QAIMAQAMS takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
- QAIMAQAMS scores 31 points, more than twice the average for a 9-letter word (14.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in QAIMAQAMS
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Common questions about QAIMAQAMS
- Is QAIMAQAMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QAIMAQAMS is not in it.
- How many points is QAIMAQAMS worth?
- QAIMAQAMS is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QAIMAQAMS?
- No single letter can be added to QAIMAQAMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of QAIMAQAMS:
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