DUMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DUMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUMPY?
| 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 DUMPY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUMPY
No single letter turns DUMPY into another word.
How DUMPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does DUMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Short and stout in build; also, of a place, shabby or unattractively small and run-down.
Dumpy describes a person's figure as short and thickset, usually without cruelty but rarely as a compliment either. Applied to a building, room or town, dumpy instead suggests shabbiness or a run-down, unimpressive appearance, closer in meaning to dowdy than to the sense used of people. Because the two uses point in slightly different directions, one about body shape and one about surroundings, context makes clear which is meant. The word has an informal, slightly blunt tone that keeps it out of careful or formal writing about appearance.
How DUMPY is used
Informal; used bluntly of a short, stout build or of a shabby, unattractive place.
- The cartoon character was drawn as a dumpy little man in a hat.
- They stayed in a dumpy motel just off the highway.
- His dumpy frame made the tall coat look comically large.
- The once grand hotel had become a dumpy boarding house.
- She felt self-conscious about looking dumpy in the photograph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DUMPY
Common questions about DUMPY
- Is DUMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUMPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUMPY worth?
- DUMPY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUMPY mean?
- Short and stout in build; also, of a place, shabby or unattractively small and run-down.
- What letters can be added to DUMPY?
- No single letter can be added to DUMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUMPY:
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