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/ɡæm/
nounverb

Is GAM a Scrabble word?

Yes. GAM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A group of whales, or rarely also of other large sea animals; a pod.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A group of whales, or rarely also of other large sea animals; a pod.

  2. A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.

GAM at a glance

GAM has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #37,111 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GAM

More endings

Same last three letters as GAM. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • AMALGAM12
  • LINGAM9
  • OGAM7
  • MRIDANGAM15
  • CRYPTOGAM19
  • MRIDAMGAM17
  • PHAENOGAM17
  • PHANEROGAM18
  • PHENOGAM16
  • POLYGAM15
  • SIPHONOGAM18
  • TRANGAM10

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