SHAWM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHAWM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAWM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAWM is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAWM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shawmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAWM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHAWM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What stands out about SHAWM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAWM mean in Scrabble?
noun
musichistorical
A medieval and Renaissance wind instrument with a double reed and a loud, penetrating tone, an ancestor of the modern oboe.
The shawm produced a bright, powerful sound that carried well outdoors, which made it a favourite instrument for processions, dances and town musicians in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its double reed works on a similar principle to that of the modern oboe, which gradually replaced the shawm in art music because the oboe could be played more softly and with finer control. Today the shawm survives mainly in early music ensembles that perform music from the period on original or reconstructed instruments.
How SHAWM is used
A historical term used by musicians and musicologists discussing early wind instruments.
- The ensemble played a medieval dance on shawm and drum.
- The tone of a shawm is much louder than that of a modern oboe.
- The museum displays a carved wooden shawm from the fifteenth century.
- Town musicians once announced festivals with the shawm.
- She specialises in early music and performs on the shawm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAWM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAWM
The 5 tiles of SHAWM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHAWM
1 longer words begin with SHAWM.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAWM
Common questions about SHAWM
- Is SHAWM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAWM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAWM worth?
- SHAWM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAWM mean?
- A medieval and Renaissance wind instrument with a double reed and a loud, penetrating tone, an ancestor of the modern oboe.
- What letters can be added to SHAWM?
- SHAWM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHAWM:
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