SHAMOS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHAMOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMOS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMOS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMOS
No single letter turns SHAMOS into another word.
How SHAMOS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAMOS, 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 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about SHAMOS
- SHAMOS 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 SHAMOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The caretaker and general attendant of a synagogue, who looks after its daily running.
The shamos, from Yiddish, calls worshippers to prayer, keeps the building in order and often helps lead the service. The post is an old one in Jewish communities and is usually held by a respected member. Many spellings are recorded, among them shammes and shamash, and the shamos is also the name of the helper candle on a menorah in some traditions.
How SHAMOS is used
Mostly in Jewish community writing; spellings vary with the transliteration.
- The shamos unlocked the doors before dawn each morning.
- A kindly shamos handed every visitor a prayer book.
- The old shamos knew the name of every family in the congregation.
- She asked the shamos where the Torah scroll was kept.
- Our shamos retired after forty years of service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMOS
1 longer words begin with SHAMOS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMOS
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Common questions about SHAMOS
- Is SHAMOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMOS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMOS worth?
- SHAMOS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMOS mean?
- The caretaker and general attendant of a synagogue, who looks after its daily running.
- What letters can be added to SHAMOS?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAMOS:
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