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Is WHAMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHAMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHAMS mean?

Whams is a form of WHAM.

  1. verb

    hit hard

    “The teacher whacked the boy”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5

W (4) + H (4) + A (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 WHAMS

WHAMS 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 WHAMS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from WHAMS

The 30 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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