SMARMY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SMARMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMARMY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMARMY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMARMY
No single letter turns SMARMY into another word.
How SMARMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SMARMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SMARMY
- SMARMY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMARMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Smooth and flattering in an insincere way, so that the charm feels false and a little oily.
A smarmy person pays compliments and smiles too readily, and listeners sense that the warmth is aimed at gaining something. The word is thought to come from an old dialect verb meaning to smear or grease, which explains the slippery image. Salesmen, politicians and television hosts are the usual targets, and the label is never a compliment.
How SMARMY is used
Informal and disapproving; describes a manner of speaking or behaving rather than a physical thing.
- The smarmy salesman called every customer his dear friend.
- She did not trust his smarmy grin for a second.
- A smarmy letter of thanks arrived the day after the vote.
- He had a smarmy way of agreeing with whoever was in charge.
- The host gave a smarmy introduction full of empty praise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMARMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SMARMY
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Common questions about SMARMY
- Is SMARMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMARMY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMARMY worth?
- SMARMY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMARMY mean?
- Smooth and flattering in an insincere way, so that the charm feels false and a little oily.
- What letters can be added to SMARMY?
- No single letter can be added to SMARMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SMARMY:
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