SPAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPAM?
| 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 SPAM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about SPAM
- 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 SPAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Unwanted or irrelevant messages sent in bulk over the internet, usually for advertising or fraud.
Email providers use filters to catch spam before it reaches a user's inbox. Despite these efforts, spam continues to clog messaging systems and waste people's time worldwide.
How SPAM is used
Applied mainly to unsolicited digital messages rather than physical mail.
- Her inbox filled with spam advertising fake prizes.
- The filter blocked most spam before it reached him.
- He reported the message as spam immediately.
- Spammers send spam to millions of addresses each day.
- The company upgraded its system to catch more spam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAM
The 4 tiles of SPAM in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SPAM
13 longer words begin with SPAM.
Words ending in SPAM
1 words end in SPAM. Useful as a back hook: play SPAM onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAM
Common questions about SPAM
- Is SPAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAM worth?
- SPAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAM mean?
- Unwanted or irrelevant messages sent in bulk over the internet, usually for advertising or fraud.
- What letters can be added to SPAM?
- SPAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPAM:
Open SPAM in the Word Finder