BUMBERSHOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BUMBERSHOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMBERSHOOT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMBERSHOOT is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMBERSHOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bumbershootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMBERSHOOT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BUMBERSHOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUMBERSHOOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUMBERSHOOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorousNorth American
A playful word for an umbrella.
Bumbershoot sounds like a joke and is usually chosen for fun, since it mixes the idea of an umbrella with a vague boom-and-shoot feel. Seattle even holds an arts festival named Bumbershoot, which helped keep the word alive.
How BUMBERSHOOT is used
Humorous and mainly American; ordinary writing uses umbrella.
- Don't forget your bumbershoot, it looks like rain.
- He twirled his black bumbershoot as he strolled down the street.
- The old gentleman leaned on a long bumbershoot like a walking stick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMBERSHOOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMBERSHOOT
1 longer words begin with BUMBERSHOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMBERSHOOT
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Common questions about BUMBERSHOOT
- Is BUMBERSHOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMBERSHOOT, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMBERSHOOT worth?
- BUMBERSHOOT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMBERSHOOT mean?
- A playful word for an umbrella.
- What letters can be added to BUMBERSHOOT?
- BUMBERSHOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BUMBERSHOOT:
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