BLUME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BLUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUME?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUME is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BLUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about BLUME
- The same 5 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 BLUME mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsarchaic
To blossom or bloom; a Scots dialect verb.
Blume describes a plant opening into flower, the same event standard English calls blooming. It is a Scots spelling variant that survived in regional speech and older texts after bloom became the accepted standard form.
How BLUME is used
Regional Scots usage; standard English writes bloom.
- The heather would blume across the hillside each summer.
- Orchards blume early when the spring is mild.
- She watched the roses blume along the garden wall.
- The moor seemed to blume overnight after the rain.
- Old gardeners still say the gorse will blume by May.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLUME
The 5 tiles of BLUME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BLUME
2 longer words begin with BLUME.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUME
Common questions about BLUME
- Is BLUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUME worth?
- BLUME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUME mean?
- To blossom or bloom; a Scots dialect verb.
- What letters can be added to BLUME?
- BLUME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BLUME:
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