/əm/

Is AM a Scrabble word?

Yes. AM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning First-person singular present indicative of be 2. Alternative spelling of a.m..

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. First-person singular present indicative of be 2. Alternative spelling of a.m..

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: am via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom (“am”), from Proto-West Germanic *im, from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi (“am”, form of the verb *wesaną (“to be; dwell”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“to be, to exist”).

AM at a glance

AM has 2 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (A 1 + M 3) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #150 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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