TOM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TOM 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 TOM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does TOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A male cat, especially one that has not been neutered.
Tom for a male cat came from a book of 1760 in which the character bore that name, and it replaced the older term, which was ram. The same first name gave English tomboy, tomfool and the tom inside tomtit.
How TOM is used
Countable: a tom, two toms. Also tomcat.
- The tom next door fights everything with fur.
- A tom was called a ram before 1760.
- The word tom comes from a character in a book.
- Two toms in one street is a nightly argument.
- Tomboy and tomfool use the same first name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOM
The 3 tiles of TOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TOM
Showing 24 of 101 words that begin with TOM.
Words ending in TOM
19 words end in TOM. Useful as a back hook: play TOM onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOM inside
Showing 24 of 1263 words that contain TOM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOM
Common questions about TOM
- Is TOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOM, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOM worth?
- TOM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOM mean?
- A male cat, especially one that has not been neutered.
- What letters can be added to TOM?
- TOM takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TOM:
Open TOM in the Word Finder