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Is sham a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sham is a Scrabble US word. The word sham is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1H4A1M3

Is sham a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sham is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1H4A1M3

Is sham a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sham is a Words With Friends word. The word sham is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3A1M4

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4-letter words (3 found)

HAMS,MASH,SHAM,

3-letter words (8 found)

AHS,ASH,HAM,HAS,MAS,SAM,SHA,SMA,

2-letter words (7 found)

AH,AM,AS,HA,HM,MA,SH,

You can make 18 words from sham according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sham

sham

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃæm/
  • Rhymes: -æm

Etymology 1

Probably a dialectal form of shame.

Adjective

sham

  1. Intended to deceive; false.
  2. Counterfeit; unreal.
Synonyms
  • mock
  • See also Thesaurus:fake
Antonyms
  • genuine
  • sincere
  • real
Derived terms
  • shamboo
  • sham marriage
  • shammish
  • Uncle Sham
Translations

Noun

sham (countable and uncountable, plural shams)

  1. A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
  2. Trickery, hoaxing.
  3. A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
  4. A decorative cover for a pillow.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • pillow sham

Verb

sham (third-person singular simple present shams, present participle shamming, simple past and past participle shammed)

  1. To deceive, cheat, lie.
  2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
  3. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

sham (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Clipping of champagne.

Further reading

  • “sham”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sham”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
  • “sham”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • SAHM, hams, HMAS, Mahs, MSHA, AShM, MASH, HSAM, MHAs, Mash, Samh, Sahm, Hams, HMAs, mash, AMHS

Karakalpak

Etymology

From Arabic شمع.

Noun

sham

  1. candle

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شمع.

Noun

sham (plural shamlar)

  1. candle

Declension


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