DURUM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DURUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DURUM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DURUM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DURUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
durumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DURUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DURUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does DURUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard type of wheat with a high protein content, used mainly to make pasta and semolina.
Durum wheat has a harder grain than common bread wheat, which gives pasta its firm, chewy texture and helps it hold its shape when cooked. The grain is ground into semolina, the coarse flour used for spaghetti, macaroni and couscous, rather than into the finer flour used for most bread. Durum is grown mainly in warm, dry climates such as those of southern Italy, North Africa and parts of North America, where the crop suits the drier soil well.
How DURUM is used
Common in food and agricultural contexts, especially when discussing pasta making.
- The pasta was made entirely from durum wheat semolina.
- Farmers in the region have grown durum for generations.
- Durum flour gives pasta its firm bite.
- The label confirmed the noodles used one hundred percent durum wheat.
- Durum thrives in the dry summers of the southern plains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DURUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DURUM
1 longer words begin with DURUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DURUM
Common questions about DURUM
- Is DURUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DURUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DURUM worth?
- DURUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DURUM mean?
- A hard type of wheat with a high protein content, used mainly to make pasta and semolina.
- What letters can be added to DURUM?
- DURUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DURUM:
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