Is OHM a Scrabble word?
Yes. OHM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.
Noun 1 meaning
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.
Etymology
Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. A German surname, first recorded in the 12th century, from German Ohm (“uncle”), from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather, paternal uncle”) + *haimaz (“home”). Doublet of oom and of dialectal eam (“uncle”).
OHM at a glance
OHM has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (O 1 + H 4 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #27,856 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -OHM
More endings- ABOHM12
- MEGOHM14
- MICROHM16
- MILLIOHM15
- TERAOHM12
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