FRUMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FRUMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRUMPY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRUMPY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRUMPY
No single letter turns FRUMPY into another word.
How FRUMPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FRUMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about FRUMPY
- FRUMPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FRUMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Dull and unfashionable in dress or appearance.
Frumpy hints at clothes that are shapeless and out of date, usually thought of as worn by a woman. It is an unkind word, so context decides whether it sounds rude.
How FRUMPY is used
Informal and often critical.
- She felt frumpy in her old brown cardigan.
- The frumpy coat did nothing for his look.
- Their frumpy sitting room needed new curtains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRUMPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FRUMPY
Common questions about FRUMPY
- Is FRUMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRUMPY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRUMPY worth?
- FRUMPY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRUMPY mean?
- Dull and unfashionable in dress or appearance.
- What letters can be added to FRUMPY?
- No single letter can be added to FRUMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FRUMPY:
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