Definitions for whams

whams wham

Spelling: [hwam, wam]
IPA: /ʰwæm, wæm/

Whams is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in whams (ahmsw).

Definitions for whams

noun

  1. a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
  2. a forcible impact.

adverb

  1. Also, whammo. abruptly; with startling suddenness:

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation suggestive of a loud slam, blow, or the like).

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to hit or make a forcible impact, especially one producing a loud sound:

Origin of whams

First recorded in 1730-40; imitative

Examples for whams

Why he used to spell “who” wha, and “have” hae, and “whom” wham!

There’s Muslim-baiting imagery borrowed from 24 and an absurd ‘80s nostalgia sing-along that would make the boys from wham!

One day you reach down to pick up a bag, sleep in an awkward position, or fall on the street, and— wham— your back gets injured.

But considere also quod she in wham is blisfulnesse enhabite.

I stepped out between acts for a breath of fresh air, and wham, a sack over the head and here I am.

Sure, the standard carols and tracks by the likes of the Beach Boys, wham!

Is his dochter Jeanie, wham ye intend for my mither's servant, like her father?

In a jiffy, I'd be going slippety-sizzle over the edge of the eaves and land with a wham at Poetry's feet.

Her pregnancy was heralded in the Sun with the headline “wham Bam Sam Cam.”

There was a sudden catastrophic whooshing roar and, wham, a tree took flame for roots.

Word Value for whams
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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