SMALMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMALMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMALMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMALMS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMALMS
No single letter turns SMALMS into another word.
How SMALMS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SMALMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What stands out about SMALMS
- SMALMS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SMALMS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SMALMS
Common questions about SMALMS
- Is SMALMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMALMS is not in it.
- How many points is SMALMS worth?
- SMALMS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMALMS?
- No single letter can be added to SMALMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SMALMS:
Open SMALMS in the Word Finder