GAZUMP is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. GAZUMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAZUMP?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAZUMP is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAZUMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gazumpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAZUMP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GAZUMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does GAZUMP mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishinformal
To raise the price of a house after agreeing a sale, or to outbid a buyer whose offer was already accepted.
In Britain a verbal agreement to sell is not legally binding until contracts are signed, which leaves room for a seller to gazump. Buyers who lose a home this way often feel cheated.
How GAZUMP is used
Gazump is British and is used about the housing market.
- They were about to gazump the young couple.
- Sellers sometimes gazump when prices are rising fast.
- We feared a rival would gazump us at the last minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAZUMP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAZUMP
6 longer words begin with GAZUMP.
Shorter words from the letters in GAZUMP
Common questions about GAZUMP
- Is GAZUMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAZUMP, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAZUMP worth?
- GAZUMP is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAZUMP mean?
- To raise the price of a house after agreeing a sale, or to outbid a buyer whose offer was already accepted.
- What letters can be added to GAZUMP?
- GAZUMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GAZUMP:
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