WHOM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WHOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOM is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whompChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WHOM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does WHOM mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
formal
The object form of who.
Whom has been declared dying since at least 1870 and is still in print, mostly after a preposition. Using it wrongly in an attempt to sound careful is now commoner than leaving it out altogether.
How WHOM is used
After a preposition, or as the object of a verb.
- To whom it may concern is the last common use.
- The word whom has been called dying since 1870.
- For whom the work was done is not recorded.
- Using whom wrongly is commoner than avoiding it.
- Whom follows a preposition and who does not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOM
15 longer words begin with WHOM.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOM
Common questions about WHOM
- Is WHOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOM worth?
- WHOM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOM mean?
- The object form of who.
- What letters can be added to WHOM?
- WHOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHOM:
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