EXHUME is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EXHUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXHUME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXHUME is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXHUME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXHUME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EXHUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,129 thousand.
What stands out about EXHUME
- EXHUME begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXHUME mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To dig up a buried body, typically for reburial or examination.
Authorities exhume remains for investigation, identification or relocation, usually with legal permission. The word may also describe bringing something forgotten back to light.
How EXHUME is used
Formal; common in law, forensics and news reports.
- Police asked a court to exhume the body for tests.
- The family chose to exhume the coffin and move it.
- Researchers hope to exhume the remains next spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXHUME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXHUME
4 longer words begin with EXHUME.
Shorter words from the letters in EXHUME
Common questions about EXHUME
- Is EXHUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXHUME, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXHUME worth?
- EXHUME is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXHUME mean?
- To dig up a buried body, typically for reburial or examination.
- What letters can be added to EXHUME?
- EXHUME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EXHUME:
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