8-Letter Words With HAMS
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With HAMS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With HAMS 6 words
How often does HAMS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words containing HAMS. They average 16.5 points and the best is XANTHAMS (20 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.5
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 83.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 83.3%
- n 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ee16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing HAMS
x 8a 1n 1t 1h 4a 1m 3s 1
X 8 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 + A 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
xanthams
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing HAMS are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words containing HAMS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing HAMS?
XANTHAMS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BRECHAMS (17), KHAMSEEN (17), KHAMSINS (17).
Which rare eight-letter words containing HAMS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include XANTHAMS (20), BRECHAMS (17), KHAMSEEN (17), KHAMSINS (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.