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/læm/
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Is LAM a Scrabble word?

Yes. LAM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To beat or thrash.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To beat or thrash.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

LAM at a glance

LAM has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (L 1 + A 1 + M 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #15,967 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LAM

More endings

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

  • SLAM6
  • GLAM7
  • CLAM8
  • BEDLAM11
  • KALAM11
  • BLAM8
  • FLAM9
  • MALAM9
  • ALPRAZOLAM23
  • MALLAM10
  • FLIMFLAM18
  • FULLAM11

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