SHMO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHMO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shmoeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHMO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What stands out about SHMO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SHMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A foolish or hapless person.
Shmo is a softened form of a blunter Yiddish word, made polite by cutting off its ending. English borrowed the polite version and left the original behind.
How SHMO is used
Countable. Also spelled schmo. Slang.
- Some poor shmo has to clear all this up.
- The word shmo is a softened Yiddish form.
- Two shmos and one very obvious mistake.
- English took shmo and not the blunter original.
- A shmo is unlucky rather than stupid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHMO
The 4 tiles of SHMO in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SHMO
17 longer words begin with SHMO.
Words with SHMO inside
15 words contain SHMO in the middle. Words that start with SHMO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHMO
Common questions about SHMO
- Is SHMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHMO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHMO worth?
- SHMO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHMO mean?
- A foolish or hapless person.
- What letters can be added to SHMO?
- SHMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHMO:
Open SHMO in the Word Finder