REM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. REM 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 REM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in REM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about REM
- 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 REM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit measuring the biological effect of radiation.
Rem stands for roentgen equivalent man and was replaced by the sievert in the international system, although American regulations still use it. One sievert is a hundred rem, which makes the arithmetic easy and the confusion permanent.
How REM is used
Countable; the plural is also rem.
- A dose of five rem in a year is the regulatory limit there.
- The word rem stands for roentgen equivalent man.
- One sievert is a hundred rem.
- American documents use rem and European ones do not.
- Two rem is a large dose for one exposure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REM
The 3 tiles of REM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REM
Showing 24 of 471 words that begin with REM.
Words ending in REM
7 words end in REM. Useful as a back hook: play REM onto a word already on the board.
Words with REM inside
Showing 24 of 741 words that contain REM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REM
Common questions about REM
- Is REM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REM, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REM worth?
- REM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REM mean?
- A unit measuring the biological effect of radiation.
- What letters can be added to REM?
- REM takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of REM:
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