SIMOOM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIMOOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMOOM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMOOM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMOOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
simoomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIMOOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIMOOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,183 thousand.
What does SIMOOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The usual English spelling of the Arabic name for the scorching sand-laden desert gale, borrowed from a word meaning to poison.
The simoom is a violent desert wind whose heat and choking sand can make travel almost impossible. The word comes from Arabic, and the travellers who described it wrote of caravans lying flat on the ground until it passed. Simoon is a second spelling of the same wind.
How SIMOOM is used
Mainly found in travel writing and older accounts of desert journeys.
- The caravan stopped when the simoom rose from the south.
- A simoom blew for three days and buried the tents.
- Travellers feared the simoom more than the lack of water.
- The hot breath of the simoom parched the camels.
- He wrote of a simoom that darkened the noon sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMOOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIMOOM
1 longer words begin with SIMOOM.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMOOM
Common questions about SIMOOM
- Is SIMOOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMOOM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMOOM worth?
- SIMOOM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMOOM mean?
- The usual English spelling of the Arabic name for the scorching sand-laden desert gale, borrowed from a word meaning to poison.
- What letters can be added to SIMOOM?
- SIMOOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIMOOM:
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