BUMKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUMKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMKIN?
| 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 BUMKIN is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bumkinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUMKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does BUMKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A short beam or spar that projects from the side or stern of a ship and carries the ropes or blocks that need to be led clear of the hull.
Sailors fixed a bumkin to the bow, the quarter or the stern of a vessel so that tackle could be hauled from a point beyond the hull. The best known use was a small outrigger at the stern that held the sheet of the mizzen sail. The word is a nautical spelling related to bumpkin, which in other contexts names a rustic person.
How BUMKIN is used
Nautical term for a ship part; met in seafaring and sailing-history writing.
- The mizzen sheet was led out to the bumkin at the stern.
- A bumkin on each bow carried the tack of the foresail.
- The carpenter replaced the cracked bumkin before the voyage.
- From the deck she could see the bumkin projecting over the water.
- The old print shows a short bumkin above the rudder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMKIN
1 longer words begin with BUMKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMKIN
Common questions about BUMKIN
- Is BUMKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMKIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMKIN worth?
- BUMKIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMKIN mean?
- A short beam or spar that projects from the side or stern of a ship and carries the ropes or blocks that need to be led clear of the hull.
- What letters can be added to BUMKIN?
- BUMKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUMKIN:
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