DUMKA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DUMKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUMKA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUMKA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUMKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dumkasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUMKA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUMKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does DUMKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short piece of music or poetry in Slavic folk tradition that shifts between mournful and lively moods.
A dumka often opens with a slow, sorrowful melody before turning into a fast, dance-like passage, and composers such as Dvorak used the form in chamber works. The word came into English from Ukrainian and Czech folk tradition, where the dumka served as a narrative ballad about loss or hardship. In music criticism the term now labels a movement or short piece built on this same contrast of mood. Scrabble players value dumka for its unusual letter pattern even though the term stays mostly within musical writing.
How DUMKA is used
Used mainly in music criticism and concert programme notes rather than everyday speech.
- The pianist opened the recital with a slow, brooding dumka.
- Dvorak titled one of his piano trios simply Dumka.
- The dumka shifted abruptly from lament to a fast dance.
- She described the folk song as a dumka because of its mixed mood.
- Concert programmes sometimes explain what a dumka is for listeners unfamiliar with the term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUMKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUMKA
1 longer words begin with DUMKA.
Shorter words from the letters in DUMKA
Common questions about DUMKA
- Is DUMKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUMKA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUMKA worth?
- DUMKA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUMKA mean?
- A short piece of music or poetry in Slavic folk tradition that shifts between mournful and lively moods.
- What letters can be added to DUMKA?
- DUMKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUMKA:
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