CHUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CHUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHUM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHUM is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHUM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does CHUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A close friend.
Chum began as university slang for a room-mate and was probably a clipping of chamber-fellow. A separate chum is bait made from chopped fish, and that one is American and entirely unrelated.
How CHUM is used
Countable: a chum, two chums. Informal.
- An old chum from a job neither of them mentions.
- The word chum began as student slang for a room-mate.
- Chum as fishing bait is a separate American word.
- Two chums and a plan that will not survive the evening.
- Chum is probably clipped from chamber-fellow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHUM
The 4 tiles of CHUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHUM
24 longer words begin with CHUM.
Words with CHUM inside
12 words contain CHUM in the middle. Words that start with CHUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHUM
Common questions about CHUM
- Is CHUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHUM worth?
- CHUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHUM mean?
- A close friend.
- What letters can be added to CHUM?
- CHUM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHUM:
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