RAM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about RAM
- 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 RAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
An uncastrated adult male sheep.
Ram gave English a verb for driving something forcibly, from the animal's habit of charging head first. The battering ram and the hydraulic ram both take their name from that same idea rather than from each other.
How RAM is used
Countable. Also a verb: rammed, ramming.
- The ram was kept apart until October.
- They rammed the gate and did more damage to the van.
- A battering ram is named after the animal.
- Two rams in one field is a fight waiting to happen.
- The word ram gave English a verb for charging.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAM
The 3 tiles of RAM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAM
Showing 24 of 155 words that begin with RAM.
Words ending in RAM
Showing 24 of 187 words that end in RAM. Useful as a back hook: play RAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAM inside
Showing 24 of 1232 words that contain RAM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAM
Common questions about RAM
- Is RAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAM, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAM worth?
- RAM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAM mean?
- An uncastrated adult male sheep.
- What letters can be added to RAM?
- RAM takes 8 hooks: 5 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAM:
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