SHAMOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAMOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMOY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMOY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shamoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMOY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAMOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does SHAMOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A soft leather made from the skin of a chamois or similar animal, used for polishing.
The spelling is an old, uncommon form of the word usually written chamois or shammy. Dictionaries list it mostly for word lists and historical reading. Seeing shamoy on a page usually means an older text.
How SHAMOY is used
Rare as a spelling; found in older texts and in word games.
- He wiped the lens with a piece of shamoy.
- A soft shamoy leaves no scratches on glass.
- The jeweller kept a shamoy for polishing silver.
- Her old shamoy had gone stiff after drying.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMOY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMOY
3 longer words begin with SHAMOY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMOY
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Common questions about SHAMOY
- Is SHAMOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMOY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMOY worth?
- SHAMOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMOY mean?
- A soft leather made from the skin of a chamois or similar animal, used for polishing.
- What letters can be added to SHAMOY?
- SHAMOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAMOY:
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