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Is hmm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hmm is a Scrabble US word. The word hmm is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

H4M3M3

Is hmm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hmm is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

H4M3M3

Is hmm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hmm is a Words With Friends word. The word hmm is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3M4M4

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3-letter words (1 found)

HMM,

2-letter words (2 found)

HM,MM,

You can make 3 words from hmm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of hmm

hmm mhm hmm mhm mmh mmh

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word hmm. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in hmm.

Definitions and meaning of hmm

hmm

Alternative forms

  • hm, hum, hmmm, h'm

Etymology

See hum.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /hm̩/, [m̥m̩˦˨]

Interjection

hmm

  1. Indicating thinking or pondering.
  2. A demand for an answer to a question.

Synonyms

  • hnn

Translations

Verb

hmm (third-person singular simple present hmms, present participle hmming, simple past and past participle hmmed)

  1. (intransitive) To make a thoughtful humming noise.

See also

  • hrmph
  • humph
  • hmph
  • mm-hmm

Anagrams

  • MMH, mhm

Finnish

Etymology

Commonly found in many languages. Probably imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [m̥m̩˦˨]

Interjection

hmm

  1. hmm

Further reading

  • “hmm”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

Interjection

hmm

  1. expressing skepticism

Further reading

  • “hmm”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Interjection

hmm

  1. Indicating thinking, pondering, surprise or annoyance.

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xm̥m/
  • Syllabification: hmm

Interjection

hmm

  1. hmm (indicating thinking or pondering)
    Synonym: hm

Further reading

  • hmm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Interjection

hmm

  1. Alternative form of hm

Source: wiktionary.org