Scrabble Word Finder

CUM is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 7 points

Yes for Scrabble. CUM is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

c3u1m3
PlayableCUM · 3 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
3letters
2hooks available
1 in 10,106odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CUM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.33
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
2.67%

Our own measure of how useful CUM is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CUM

Front hooks — 1

scum8

Back hooks — 1

cums8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CUM scores

Scrabble c3u1m3 7
Words with Friends c4u2m4 10

Face value of the 3 tiles in CUM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
u14
m12

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.

Words starting with CUM

cums8 cumec11 cumin9 cumber12 cumbia12 cumecs12 cumins10 cummed13 cummer12 cummin12 cumuli10 cumaric13 cumarin11 cumbent13 cumbers13 cumbias13 cummers13 cumming14 cummins13 cumquat20 cumshaw17 cumulet11 cumulus11 cumacean14

Showing 24 of 78 words that begin with CUM.

Words ending in CUM

scum8 cecum11 locum9 caecum12 exacum17 nincum10 talcum10 unicum10 viscum13 modicum14 offscum17 panicum13 canticum14 capsicum16 cervicum17 guaiacum13 guaiocum13 tillicum12 triticum12 viaticum15 colchicum20 doronicum14 hypericum21 molluscum15

Showing 24 of 30 words that end in CUM. Useful as a back hook: play CUM onto a word already on the board.

Words with CUM inside

scums9 acumen10 locums10 lucuma10 lucumo10 scummy15 acumens11 cacumen13 curcuma13 decuman12 ecumene11 exacums18 lucumas11 lucumos11 macumba15 nincums11 scumbag14 scumber13 scumble13 scummed14 scummer13 succumb15 talcums11 viscums14

Showing 24 of 416 words that contain CUM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in CUM

mu4 um4

Common questions about CUM

Is CUM valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CUM is not in it.
How many points is CUM worth?
CUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CUM?
CUM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CUM:

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