DOUM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DOUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOUM is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOUM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does DOUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A branching palm tree native to North Africa, valued for its fibrous, edible fruit.
The doum palm is unusual among palms because its trunk forks into multiple branches rather than growing as a single stem. The fruit of the doum has a taste often compared to gingerbread and has long been used as food along the Nile valley.
How DOUM is used
Appears chiefly in botanical writing and descriptions of Egyptian or Sudanese flora.
- The forked trunk of the doum palm made it easy to spot among ordinary palms.
- Traders sold dried doum fruit in the market near the river.
- A row of doums lined the dusty road outside the village.
- The doum tree can survive long periods of drought once established.
- Ancient Egyptians reportedly buried doum fruit alongside the dead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOUM
3 longer words begin with DOUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DOUM
Common questions about DOUM
- Is DOUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOUM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOUM worth?
- DOUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOUM mean?
- A branching palm tree native to North Africa, valued for its fibrous, edible fruit.
- What letters can be added to DOUM?
- DOUM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOUM:
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