Is EMBALMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBALMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBALMS mean?
Embalms is a form of EMBALM.
- verb
preserve a dead body
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 13 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 EMBALMS
EMBALMS 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.
Words you can make from EMBALMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- embalm12
- ambles10
- blames10
- lemmas10
- amble9
- balms9
- beams9
- bemas9
- blame9
- blams9
- lambs9
- lemma9
- mabes9
- malms9
- balm8
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
- blam8
- lamb8
- mabe8
- malm8
- mams8
- mems8
- ables7
- almes7
- bales7
- beals7
- blase7
- lames7
- males7
- meals7
- sable7
- bam7
- mam7
- mem7
- able6
- albs6
- alme6
- alms6
- baes6
- bale6
- bals6
- base6
- beal6
- bels6
- blae6
- elms6
- labs6
- lame6
- lams6
- maes6
- male6
- meal6
- mels6
- mesa6
- sabe6
- same6
- seam6
- slab6
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