Is PETERSHAMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PETERSHAMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of PetershamsHooks for PETERSHAMS
PETERSHAMS 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 PETERSHAMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- petersham16
- emphases15
- empaths14
- hampers14
- tempehs14
- hamsters13
- preheats13
- reshapes13
- sharpest13
- empath13
- hamper13
- pashms13
- tempeh13
- restamps12
- stampers12
- temperas12
- apheses12
- hamster12
- hareems12
- heapers12
- marshes12
- mashers12
- phasers12
- phrases12
- preheat12
- reshape12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sherpas12
- shmears12
- shmeers12
- smasher12
- spahees12
- spathes12
- spheres12
- tephras12
- thermae12
- thermes12
- threaps12
- threeps12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- amperes11
- empress11
- metepas11
- restamp11
- stamper11
- tampers11
- tempera11
- tempers11
- hareem11
- harems11
- heaper11
- hermae11
- herpes11
- masher11
- mashes11
- meshes11
- pashes11
- phaser11
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