CUMBER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CUMBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUMBER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUMBER is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUMBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUMBER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CUMBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does CUMBER mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To hinder or weigh down with something heavy or awkward that gets in the way.
The verb is now seen mostly in its negative form, unencumbered, and in the phrase cumbered with, which sounds old and slightly formal. A traveller might be cumbered by heavy luggage, and a garden by fallen branches. The noun sense, meaning a hindrance or a trouble, is rarer still and belongs to older writing.
How CUMBER is used
Literary; modern speakers usually say hamper or encumber instead.
- Heavy armour did cumber the soldier as he waded the river.
- Do not cumber the path with boxes and old furniture.
- Too many rules only cumber the work of a small team.
- She did not wish to cumber her guests with unnecessary gifts.
- The fallen logs cumber the road after every storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUMBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CUMBER
14 longer words begin with CUMBER.
Shorter words from the letters in CUMBER
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Common questions about CUMBER
- Is CUMBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUMBER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUMBER worth?
- CUMBER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUMBER mean?
- To hinder or weigh down with something heavy or awkward that gets in the way.
- What letters can be added to CUMBER?
- CUMBER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CUMBER:
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