WHAMMO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHAMMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHAMMO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHAMMO is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHAMMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whammosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHAMMO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHAMMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does WHAMMO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
Used to suggest a sudden, striking event or the sound of a forceful blow.
Comics and storytellers use whammo to mark the instant something happens. It works as a noise and as a drumroll for surprise.
How WHAMMO is used
Used in informal speech and comic writing.
- Whammo, the door flew open!
- He swung the bat and whammo, it was gone.
- The plan seemed fine until whammo, the power went out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHAMMO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHAMMO
1 longer words begin with WHAMMO.
Shorter words from the letters in WHAMMO
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Common questions about WHAMMO
- Is WHAMMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHAMMO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHAMMO worth?
- WHAMMO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHAMMO mean?
- Used to suggest a sudden, striking event or the sound of a forceful blow.
- What letters can be added to WHAMMO?
- WHAMMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHAMMO:
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