SALAAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALAAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALAAM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALAAM is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALAAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salaamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALAAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALAAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does SALAAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low bow of greeting or respect, often made with the right hand touching the forehead.
The word comes from the Arabic for peace, and it is the same root as the everyday greeting heard across the Muslim world. In English a salaam is most often the gesture itself rather than the spoken words, and it appears frequently in travel writing and colonial-era fiction. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to greet someone with such a bow. A related and shorter form is salam.
How SALAAM is used
Mostly in descriptive or literary writing about the Middle East and South Asia.
- The merchant made a deep salaam as the guests arrived.
- With a quick salaam, the servant withdrew from the room.
- He returned her salaam with a nod and a smile.
- The old man gave a graceful salaam to every passer-by.
- A formal salaam opened the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALAAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALAAM
The 6 tiles of SALAAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALAAM
3 longer words begin with SALAAM.
Shorter words from the letters in SALAAM
Common questions about SALAAM
- Is SALAAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALAAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALAAM worth?
- SALAAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALAAM mean?
- A low bow of greeting or respect, often made with the right hand touching the forehead.
- What letters can be added to SALAAM?
- SALAAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALAAM:
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