SCHMO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCHMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHMO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHMO is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHMO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCHMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does SCHMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An ordinary, foolish or unremarkable person, used in casual American speech.
A schmo is treated as an average, unimpressive person, often mentioned to contrast with someone more important or capable, as in the phrase some schmo off the street. The word comes from Yiddish-influenced American slang and is related to the sharper term schmuck, though schmo is generally milder and more good-humoured. Calling someone a schmo can be mildly mocking, but it is rarely meant as a serious insult. It appears mostly in casual conversation and comedy rather than formal writing.
How SCHMO is used
Informal American slang for an ordinary or foolish person, mild rather than harsh.
- Any schmo off the street could see the plan would fail.
- He felt like a total schmo after tripping on stage.
- The comedian played the part of a hapless schmo.
- Why should some schmo get the promotion instead of her?
- She laughed at herself for acting like such a schmo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHMO
The 5 tiles of SCHMO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCHMO
20 longer words begin with SCHMO.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHMO
Common questions about SCHMO
- Is SCHMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHMO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHMO worth?
- SCHMO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHMO mean?
- An ordinary, foolish or unremarkable person, used in casual American speech.
- What letters can be added to SCHMO?
- SCHMO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCHMO:
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