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Shams

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of sham

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

What does shams mean?

noun

  1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

    Synonymsfakepostiche

  2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

    Synonymsimposterimpostorpretenderfakefaker

verb

  1. make a pretence of

    “She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger”

    Synonymssimulateassumefeign

  2. make believe with the intent to deceive

    “He feigned that he was ill”

    Synonymsfeignpretendaffectdissemble

Definitions shown for sham, the base form of shams.

Is SHAMS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 SHAMS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
s 1h 3a 1m 4s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1h 3a 1m 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in SHAMS

Anagrams 1

smash

Words that end like SHAMS

Common words that share the ending -AMS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

jamsclamscramsgramsslamsdamshamsramsscramsyamsprogramsexamsdiagramsmadamsbedlamswigwamskilogramsmonogramstelegramsmilligramsreprograms
All words ending in -AMS

Shams: quick answers

Is SHAMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAMS worth?
SHAMS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shams mean?
shams is the plural and third-person singular form of sham, which means “something that is a counterfeit”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHAMS?
You can make 22 shorter words from SHAMS, such as HAMS, MASH, SHAM, HAM. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHAMS?
SHAMS rearranges into SMASH.