sham

/ʃəm/ adjectiveverbnoun
4 letters1 syllable9 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Adopted in order to deceive.

“sham modesty”

VERB
1

Make a pretence of.

2

Make believe with the intent to deceive.

“He shammed a headache”

NOUN
1

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

2

A person who makes deceitful pretenses.

WORD FORMS
Related formshammer
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinamshay
Starts & ends withS … M
Syllablessham
SYNONYMS & RELATED25
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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