Dictionary

Sambo

s ₁a ₁m ₃b ₃o ₁

About 2 syllables

5 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does sambo mean?

We don’t have a definition for sambo yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is SAMBO a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is SAMBO worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

s ₁a ₁m ₃b ₃o ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

s ₁a ₁m ₄b ₄o ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

s ₁a ₁m ₃b ₄o ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

s ₁a ₁m ₃b ₄o ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SAMBO

Anagrams 2

ambos bomas

Best shorter words top 30 of 39

ambo 8 bams 8 boma 8 mobs 8 bam 7 mob 7 abos 6 boas 6 moas 6 obas 6 soba 6 soma 6 abo 5 abs 5 bas 5 boa 5 bos 5 mas 5 moa 5 mos 5 oba 5 obs 5 oms 5 sab 5 sam 5 sma 5 sob 5 som 5 ab 4 am 4

See all 39 words made from SAMBO

Hooks for SAMBO

Add one letter to the front or back of SAMBO to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sambos

Sambo: quick answers

Is SAMBO a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SAMBO is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SAMBO worth?

SAMBO scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in SAMBO?

You can make 39 shorter words from SAMBO, such as AMBO, BAMS, BOMA, MOBS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of SAMBO?

SAMBO rearranges into AMBOS, BOMAS.