SHAZAM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SHAZAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAZAM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAZAM is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAZAM
No single letter turns SHAZAM into another word.
How SHAZAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAZAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does SHAZAM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalhumorous
A word shouted to announce a sudden magical change or amazing result.
Shazam is a magician-style exclamation made famous by comic books and film. People say it playfully when something happens quickly or surprisingly.
How SHAZAM is used
Shazam is playful and is used in place of abracadabra.
- Shazam! The lights came back on.
- He waved his hand and said shazam.
- Fix the code, shazam, and it runs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAZAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAZAM
The 6 tiles of SHAZAM in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAZAM
Common questions about SHAZAM
- Is SHAZAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAZAM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAZAM worth?
- SHAZAM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAZAM mean?
- A word shouted to announce a sudden magical change or amazing result.
- What letters can be added to SHAZAM?
- No single letter can be added to SHAZAM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAZAM:
Open SHAZAM in the Word Finder