DUMDUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DUMDUM 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 DUMDUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUMDUM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUMDUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dumdumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUMDUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DUMDUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 33,113 thousand.
What does DUMDUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bullet with a soft tip that flattens and spreads on impact, causing a much larger wound than an ordinary round.
The name comes from Dum Dum, an arsenal near Calcutta where the British Indian army developed such ammunition in the 1890s. The design was soon judged inhumane, and expanding bullets of this kind were banned in warfare by the Hague Declaration of 1899. The word dumdum is often written with a hyphen, and in modern speech it is also used as a sloppy insult for a foolish person.
How DUMDUM is used
Mainly used in military and historical contexts; the informal insult for a fool is a separate, slangy use.
- The treaty forbade the use of the dumdum in war.
- A dumdum spreads out the moment it strikes its target.
- Soldiers were once accused of carrying dumdum rounds.
- The museum displayed an early dumdum beside an ordinary cartridge.
- He knew that a dumdum would be far more destructive than a standard bullet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUMDUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUMDUM
1 longer words begin with DUMDUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DUMDUM
Common questions about DUMDUM
- Is DUMDUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUMDUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUMDUM worth?
- DUMDUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUMDUM mean?
- A bullet with a soft tip that flattens and spreads on impact, causing a much larger wound than an ordinary round.
- What letters can be added to DUMDUM?
- DUMDUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DUMDUM:
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