LUMBER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LUMBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMBER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMBER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUMBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about LUMBER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUMBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Timber that has been sawn into planks, beams or boards ready for building and carpentry.
In North America the word means wood cut at a sawmill, the stuff sold at a builders' yard for framing houses and making shelves. In British usage lumber more often means old, bulky household things stored away because nobody has the heart to throw them out, such as a broken chair in a loft. The same word also gives the verb for walking heavily and clumsily, and the logging trade has its own lumber camps and lumberjacks.
How LUMBER is used
Mostly North American for sawn wood; in British English it is more often discarded household clutter.
- The builder ordered enough lumber to frame the whole garage.
- Stacks of pine lumber dried in the yard behind the mill.
- Prices for lumber rose sharply after the storm damaged several forests.
- Her attic was full of old lumber that no one had sorted for years.
- They bought cheap lumber and planed it smooth themselves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUMBER
The 6 tiles of LUMBER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LUMBER
20 longer words begin with LUMBER.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMBER
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Common questions about LUMBER
- Is LUMBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMBER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMBER worth?
- LUMBER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMBER mean?
- Timber that has been sawn into planks, beams or boards ready for building and carpentry.
- What letters can be added to LUMBER?
- LUMBER takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUMBER:
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