BUMBO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUMBO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUMBO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMBO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMBO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUMBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does BUMBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A sweet drink made from rum or gin, water, sugar and nutmeg.
Bumbo was a common punch on sailing ships and in taverns of earlier centuries, served to sailors and travellers alike. Some accounts describe it simply as a mixture of spirits with sugar and nutmeg, while others add lemon juice for a sharper taste. The word later gave its name to a small marble used in a children’s game, a quite separate and later sense.
How BUMBO is used
A historical term, met mostly in older accounts of sailors and taverns.
- The sailors were given a mug of bumbo before the long watch.
- The tavern keeper mixed bumbo from rum, water and nutmeg.
- Old sea journals mention bumbo as a favourite drink of the crew.
- She read about bumbo being served at colonial gatherings.
- A dash of nutmeg finished off the bumbo nicely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMBO
5 longer words begin with BUMBO.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMBO
Common questions about BUMBO
- Is BUMBO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUMBO is not in it.
- How many points is BUMBO worth?
- BUMBO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMBO mean?
- A sweet drink made from rum or gin, water, sugar and nutmeg.
- What letters can be added to BUMBO?
- BUMBO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUMBO:
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