BUMBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUMBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMBLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMBLE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMBLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUMBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What does BUMBLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move, speak or act in a clumsy and confused way, or, of a bee, to buzz and drone.
To bumble is to make a mess of something through muddle rather than malice. A person bumbles through a speech, a task or a crowded room, and the word suggests good intentions with poor results. It is also linked with the bumblebee, whose low droning flight shows the same blundering quality, and the Dickens character Mr Bumble gave the idea of the self-important petty official.
How BUMBLE is used
Informal and mildly humorous; often seen in the phrase bumble along.
- He tended to bumble through introductions and forget every name.
- The new assistant would bumble about the shop, knocking over displays.
- A fat bee began to bumble among the lavender.
- They bumble along without a plan and somehow it works.
- Do not bumble the lines on opening night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMBLE
10 longer words begin with BUMBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMBLE
Common questions about BUMBLE
- Is BUMBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMBLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMBLE worth?
- BUMBLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMBLE mean?
- To move, speak or act in a clumsy and confused way, or, of a bee, to buzz and drone.
- What letters can be added to BUMBLE?
- BUMBLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUMBLE:
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