Is WHAMMIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHAMMIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHAMMIES mean?
Whammies is a form of WHAMMY.
- noun
a serious or devastating setback
- noun
an evil spell
“a witch put a curse on his whole family”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + A (1) + M (3) + M (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 WHAMMIES
WHAMMIES 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 WHAMMIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maihems14
- immesh13
- maihem13
- shawm13
- whams13
- whims13
- wham12
- whim12
- mashie11
- hawse11
- wisha11
- mamies10
- aswim10
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- swami10
- wames10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- wash10
- wish10
- hmm10
- imams9
- maims9
- mamie9
- miasm9
- mimes9
- ahem9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- hims9
- mash9
- maws9
- mesh9
- mews9
- sham9
- shim9
- smew9
- swam9
- swim9
- wame9
- haw9
- hew9
- wha9
- imam8
- maim8
- mams8
- mems8
- mime8
- ham8
- hem8
- him8
- maw8
- meh8
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