CULM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CULM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
culmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CULM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does CULM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The hollow stem of a grass or bamboo.
Culm is Latin for a stalk and is the correct term for what everybody else calls a bamboo cane. A separate culm, meaning coal dust, is an unrelated mining word.
How CULM is used
Countable: a culm, two culms.
- A culm is hollow between the joints and solid at them.
- The word culm is Latin for a stalk.
- Two culms of the same clump differ in height.
- A bamboo cane is properly a culm.
- A separate culm in mining means coal dust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULM
13 longer words begin with CULM.
Shorter words from the letters in CULM
Common questions about CULM
- Is CULM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULM worth?
- CULM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULM mean?
- The hollow stem of a grass or bamboo.
- What letters can be added to CULM?
- CULM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CULM:
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