Is SHAMMYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHAMMYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHAMMYING mean?
Shammying is a form of SHAMMY.
- noun
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + M (3) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 SHAMMYING
SHAMMYING 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 SHAMMYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shamming16
- shammy16
- shimmy16
- hamming15
- hammy15
- hayings14
- mynahs14
- mashing13
- mayings13
- shaming13
- haying13
- shying13
- gammy13
- hymns13
- mashy13
- mynah13
- maying12
- hying12
- hymn12
- mangy11
- mingy11
- shiny11
- immy11
- ashing10
- saying10
- mynas10
- ashy10
- gamy10
- gyms10
- hays10
- hiya10
- nyah10
- shay10
- hmm10
- gamins9
- ahing9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- imams9
- maims9
- miasm9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- hams9
- hims9
- many9
- mash9
- mays9
- myna9
- sham9
- shim9
- yams9
- gym9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- agism8
- ayins8
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