GUM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUM?
| 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 GUM is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What does GUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The firm flesh around the roots of the teeth.
Two unrelated words share this spelling: the flesh, and the sticky substance from a tree that gave English chewing gum and the adhesive. Neither has anything whatever to do with the other, and no sentence has ever needed to tell them apart.
How GUM is used
Countable and uncountable. The unrelated substance is a separate word.
- The gum receded and the tooth loosened.
- A sore gum is worse than a sore tooth for sleeping.
- He chewed gum through the entire interview.
- Gum arabic comes from a tree and not from a mouth.
- Two words spelled gum and no connection between them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUM
The 3 tiles of GUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUM
Showing 24 of 70 words that begin with GUM.
Words ending in GUM
14 words end in GUM. Useful as a back hook: play GUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUM inside
Showing 24 of 86 words that contain GUM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUM
Common questions about GUM
- Is GUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUM worth?
- GUM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUM mean?
- The firm flesh around the roots of the teeth.
- What letters can be added to GUM?
- GUM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GUM:
Open GUM in the Word Finder