UMPIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UMPIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMPIRE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMPIRE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMPIRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMPIRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UMPIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does UMPIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official who enforces the rules of a game and settles disputes, or a person chosen to decide between two sides.
Cricket, baseball and tennis all use an umpire to rule on close calls and keep play fair. Outside sport the word names a neutral person both sides accept to settle an argument they cannot settle themselves. It entered English from an older form that meant not a peer, and the opening n was lost over time, a pattern shared with apron and adder.
How UMPIRE is used
Also a verb, meaning to act as umpire in a match or dispute.
- The umpire raised a finger to signal that the batter was out.
- Both sides agreed to let a retired judge act as umpire.
- Nobody argued once the umpire had made the call.
- She trained for two years to become a tennis umpire.
- To umpire a village match is a thankless job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMPIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMPIRE
The 6 tiles of UMPIRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMPIRE
4 longer words begin with UMPIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in UMPIRE
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Common questions about UMPIRE
- Is UMPIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMPIRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMPIRE worth?
- UMPIRE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMPIRE mean?
- An official who enforces the rules of a game and settles disputes, or a person chosen to decide between two sides.
- What letters can be added to UMPIRE?
- UMPIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UMPIRE:
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