SHAMOIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAMOIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMOIS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMOIS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMOIS
No single letter turns SHAMOIS into another word.
How SHAMOIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAMOIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What stands out about SHAMOIS
- SHAMOIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAMOIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, pliable leather, or a piece of it used for washing windows and cars.
A shamois cloth soaks up water without leaving streaks, which makes it a favourite for polishing glass. The leather is now usually made from sheepskin rather than the animal whose name it carries.
How SHAMOIS is used
The word shamois is a variant spelling of chamois.
- He wiped the windscreen with a damp shamois.
- The shamois dried the car without scratches.
- A good shamois is soft and absorbent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMOIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMOIS
3 longer words begin with SHAMOIS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMOIS
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Common questions about SHAMOIS
- Is SHAMOIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMOIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMOIS worth?
- SHAMOIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMOIS mean?
- A soft, pliable leather, or a piece of it used for washing windows and cars.
- What letters can be added to SHAMOIS?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMOIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAMOIS:
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