BUMMALO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUMMALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMMALO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMMALO is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMMALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bummalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMMALO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUMMALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does BUMMALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small slender fish of Asian coasts that is dried and eaten, known as Bombay duck.
Despite the nickname Bombay duck, the bummalo is a fish and has nothing to do with birds. In India it is dried and served as a salty relish with meals.
How BUMMALO is used
Bummalo is a food and fish term known mostly from Indian cooking.
- A crisp piece of bummalo came with the curry.
- The market stall sold dried bummalo in bundles.
- He explained that the bummalo is a fish, not a duck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMMALO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMMALO
3 longer words begin with BUMMALO.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMMALO
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Common questions about BUMMALO
- Is BUMMALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMMALO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMMALO worth?
- BUMMALO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMMALO mean?
- A small slender fish of Asian coasts that is dried and eaten, known as Bombay duck.
- What letters can be added to BUMMALO?
- BUMMALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUMMALO:
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