DUMA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DUMA 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 DUMA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUMA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dumasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does DUMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Russian legislative or advisory assembly, convened historically under the tsars and later the Russian Federation.
The duma served as a representative council in Russia, first as an advisory body under the tsars and later as an elected legislative chamber. Modern Russia still uses the term for its lower house of parliament, the State Duma.
How DUMA is used
Used in discussions of Russian history, government, and politics.
- The tsar reluctantly agreed to establish a duma after the 1905 uprising.
- Delegates to the duma debated new laws late into the night.
- The State Duma passed the controversial bill by a narrow margin.
- Members of the duma gathered in the grand assembly hall.
- Historians studied how the duma power shifted over the decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUMA
The 4 tiles of DUMA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DUMA
3 longer words begin with DUMA.
Shorter words from the letters in DUMA
Common questions about DUMA
- Is DUMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUMA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUMA worth?
- DUMA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUMA mean?
- A Russian legislative or advisory assembly, convened historically under the tsars and later the Russian Federation.
- What letters can be added to DUMA?
- DUMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUMA:
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