Is ALARMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALARMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALARMS mean?
Alarms is a form of ALARM.
- noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
- verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
“The empty house alarmed him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ALARMS
ALARMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ALARMS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ALARMS
The 48 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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