sham
Sham can refer to a person who makes deceitful pretenses or something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be. As a verb, sham can mean to make believe with the intent to deceive or make a pretence of.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
SH
Ends
HAM
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “SHAM” Mean?
/ʃæm/
sham has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senseadopted in order to deceive
“an assumed name”
“an assumed cheerfulness”
“a fictitious address”
“fictive sympathy”
Noun
2 sensesVerb
2 sensesScrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
adopted in order to deceive
Length
4 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
M
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
S, H, A, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SHAM has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHAM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SHAM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SHAM uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AM
Trigrams
SHA, HAM
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