What HEMES Means
HEMES is a form of HEM, which means:
- noun: the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down“the hem of her dress was stained”
- noun: the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- verb: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem“hem my skirt”
- verb: utter ‘hem’ or ‘ahem’
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
HEMES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 E1 M3 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In HEMES
27 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (9)
3 letter words (10)
2 letter words (8)
Longer Words Containing HEMES
HEMES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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