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Is MM a valid word?

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Yes. MM is a valid word.

MM is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

MM is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

Used to express assent or satisfaction.

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About MM

The bag has exactly two M tiles, so MM uses both. HM and SH are the only other two-letter words without a vowel in the North American list. Say it after a good meal and you have also said a valid word. It is a word that toddlers can say long before they can spell it.

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MM scores 6 points

Before any bonus squares: M 3 + M 3 = 6. On a double-word square that's 12, on a triple-word 18, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

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Example: MM as the first play

MM through the ★: M 3 + M 3 = 6, and the ★ doubles the first word: 12 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the M on a 3L square and MM is worth 12 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

In front of MM (3):

  • HMMused to express thoughtful consideration
  • MMMsame as MM: used to express assent or satisfaction
  • UMM

After MM (1):

  • MMMsame as MM: used to express assent or satisfaction

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of MM and these are still words:

  • AMa form of BE, as in “I am”
  • EMa typographic unit
  • HMhmm, used to show you're thinking
  • OMa mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality
  • UMto hesitate or pause in speaking
  • MAmother
  • MEthe speaker, as in “give it to me”; also, an ego
  • MIthe third tone of the diatonic musical scale
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  • MOa moment
  • MUa Greek letter
  • MYthe possessive form of the pronoun I

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters M and M.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

MM + A

MM + E

  • MEMthe 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

MM + H

  • HMMused to express thoughtful consideration

MM + I

MM + M

  • MMMsame as MM: used to express assent or satisfaction

MM + O

  • MOMinformal terms for a mother

MM + U

  • MUMfailing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
  • UMM

Memory tip

MM is the sound of something tasty, with no vowel at all. Add another M for MMM.

On these lists

Other two-letter words starting with M

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