sham

ADJECTIVEVERBNOUN /ʃəm/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

sham is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4A1M3
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does sham mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Adopted in order to deceive.

“sham modesty”

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Make a pretence of.

NARROWER
RELATED
2

Make believe with the intent to deceive.

“He shammed a headache”

RELATED
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of sham

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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