SHAMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMMER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMMER is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shammersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMMER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SHAMMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who pretends, especially to be ill, in order to avoid a duty.
A shammer is exposed by the gap between the claimed trouble and what he does when he thinks nobody is watching. The word is blunt and rather old-fashioned, the sort a sergeant might bark.
How SHAMMER is used
Rare today, mostly in older or humorous writing.
- The sergeant called him a shammer and sent him back to drill.
- No shammer could fool the old doctor for long.
- The class shammer announced a headache on the day of the test.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAMMER
The 7 tiles of SHAMMER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAMMER
1 longer words begin with SHAMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMMER
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Common questions about SHAMMER
- Is SHAMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMMER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMMER worth?
- SHAMMER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMMER mean?
- A person who pretends, especially to be ill, in order to avoid a duty.
- What letters can be added to SHAMMER?
- SHAMMER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAMMER:
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