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HAM
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Definition

Pronunciation: //ˈhæm//

noun

  • (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  • (countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
    ""I'll have you so your hams will stand out like horse's shanks!" de declared."
  • (uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
    "a little piece of ham for the cat"
  • (Internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; email that is not spam or junk mail.

noun

  • (acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
    "Writing in The New Yorker in 2005, James Wood praised Mr. McCarthy as “a colossally gifted writer” and “one of the great hams of American prose, who delights in producing a histrionic rhetoric that brilliantly ventriloquizes the King James Bible, Shakespearean and Jacobean tragedy, Melville, Conrad, and Faulkner.”"
  • (radio) An amateur radio operator.

verb

  • (acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
    "Near-synonym: camp it up"

name

  • (biblical) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
3 letters
Scrabble Points
8 points
Words With Friends Points
8 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'HAM'?

The word HAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble.

H4
A1
M3

Total: 8 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'HAM'?

The word HAM is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.

H3
A1
M4

Total: 8 points

How many letters is the word 'HAM'?

The word HAM has 3 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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