fathom is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

(chiefly nautical historical US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
(nautical US) A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
• After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.
(figuratively)

Verb

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fathom is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 14 points

fathom is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 21 points

fathom is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 21 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• FATHOME
• FATHOMS
• FOAMETH

Same letters minus one

• MATHO
• TOMAH