WHAMO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHAMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHAMO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHAMO is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHAMO
No single letter turns WHAMO into another word.
How WHAMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHAMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does WHAMO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
Used to express a sudden, forceful impact or an abrupt, surprising event.
Whamo is an informal exclamation modeled on the sound of a hard collision, and speakers reach for whamo to mark the exact instant something happens suddenly and forcefully, whether a physical blow or an unexpected turn of events. It works much like bang or wham, adding drama and immediacy to a spoken account. The word is playful and belongs to casual storytelling rather than careful or formal writing.
How WHAMO is used
Informal; used in spoken narration and comic writing to mark a sudden, dramatic event.
- He was walking along, and whamo, the door hit him.
- Whamo went the bat, and the ball flew over the fence.
- One minute the deal was off, and whamo, it was back on again.
- Whamo, the lights went out all over the street.
- She turned the corner and, whamo, ran straight into him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHAMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WHAMO
Common questions about WHAMO
- Is WHAMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHAMO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHAMO worth?
- WHAMO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHAMO mean?
- Used to express a sudden, forceful impact or an abrupt, surprising event.
- What letters can be added to WHAMO?
- No single letter can be added to WHAMO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHAMO:
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