DUMBO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DUMBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUMBO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUMBO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUMBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dumbosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUMBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUMBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does DUMBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A foolish or slow-witted person, used as a mild, often teasing insult.
Dumbo is a casual, mostly good-natured put-down, closer in weight to silly or dopey than to a serious insult, and it is typically aimed at someone who has just made an obvious mistake. The word builds directly on the informal adjective dumb meaning stupid, with the ending giving it a slightly childish, joking tone rather than a harsh one.
How DUMBO is used
Informal and often affectionate or joking, common in casual speech among friends or family rather than in formal writing.
- Don't be such a dumbo, the keys were in your other pocket the whole time.
- He laughed and called himself a dumbo for forgetting the tickets.
- She teased her little brother, calling him a dumbo for tripping over nothing.
- Only a dumbo would leave the car unlocked in that neighborhood.
- The coach shouted, hurry up, dumbo, we're losing time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUMBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUMBO
1 longer words begin with DUMBO.
Shorter words from the letters in DUMBO
Common questions about DUMBO
- Is DUMBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUMBO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUMBO worth?
- DUMBO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUMBO mean?
- A foolish or slow-witted person, used as a mild, often teasing insult.
- What letters can be added to DUMBO?
- DUMBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUMBO:
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