BLACKGUM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BLACKGUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLACKGUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKGUM is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKGUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blackgumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLACKGUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLACKGUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKGUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKGUM
- All 8 letters of BLACKGUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLACKGUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanbotany
An eastern North American tree with glossy leaves and small bluish-black fruit.
The blackgum turns a brilliant scarlet in autumn, which makes it popular in parks. It grows in swamps and on dry ridges alike. Bees visit its flowers, and birds eat the sour fruit.
How BLACKGUM is used
Used in botany and forestry in the United States.
- A blackgum shaded the corner of the yard.
- The blackgum leaves turned red in October.
- Wood from a blackgum is hard to split.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLACKGUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLACKGUM
1 longer words begin with BLACKGUM.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKGUM
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Common questions about BLACKGUM
- Is BLACKGUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKGUM, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKGUM worth?
- BLACKGUM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLACKGUM mean?
- An eastern North American tree with glossy leaves and small bluish-black fruit.
- What letters can be added to BLACKGUM?
- BLACKGUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLACKGUM:
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