SAMAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAMAS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SAMAS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMAS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMAS
No single letter turns SAMAS into another word.
How SAMAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAMAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about SAMAS
- SAMAS is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- SAMAS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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
Anagrams of SAMAS
The 5 tiles of SAMAS in a different order — 4 found.
Words ending in SAMAS
1 words end in SAMAS. Useful as a back hook: play SAMAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMAS
Common questions about SAMAS
- Is SAMAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAMAS is not in it.
- How many points is SAMAS worth?
- SAMAS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAMAS?
- No single letter can be added to SAMAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAMAS:
Open SAMAS in the Word Finder