SOM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,527.
What stands out about SOM
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 SOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The currency of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Som means pure in Turkic languages and was chosen for both currencies after 1991, when each country left the rouble behind. The Uzbek form is usually written soum in English, which hides how close the two names really are.
How SOM is used
Countable; the plural is usually also som.
- Prices in som are quoted to the nearest hundred.
- The word som means pure in Turkic languages.
- Two countries adopted the som within a year of each other.
- The Uzbek som is written soum in most English text.
- A thousand som is not what it was in 1993.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOM
The 3 tiles of SOM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SOM
Showing 24 of 194 words that begin with SOM.
Words ending in SOM
22 words end in SOM. Useful as a back hook: play SOM onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOM inside
Showing 24 of 597 words that contain SOM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOM
Common questions about SOM
- Is SOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOM, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOM worth?
- SOM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOM mean?
- The currency of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
- What letters can be added to SOM?
- SOM takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SOM:
Open SOM in the Word Finder