GUMMOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GUMMOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUMMOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUMMOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUMMOSIS
No single letter turns GUMMOSIS into another word.
How GUMMOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUMMOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUMMOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUMMOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A diseased condition in which a tree oozes large amounts of gum, common in citrus and stone-fruit trees.
Growers watch for gummosis as a warning sign, since the sticky patches on bark may point to fungus, injury or harsh weather. The gum itself is a symptom, not the cause.
How GUMMOSIS is used
Used in horticulture and plant pathology when describing orchard trees that leak gum.
- The orchard manager spotted gummosis on several of the cherry trees.
- Citrus gummosis can be caused by a soil fungus.
- Amber lumps of gum on the trunk are a classic sign of gummosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUMMOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GUMMOSIS
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Common questions about GUMMOSIS
- Is GUMMOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUMMOSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUMMOSIS worth?
- GUMMOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUMMOSIS mean?
- A diseased condition in which a tree oozes large amounts of gum, common in citrus and stone-fruit trees.
- What letters can be added to GUMMOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to GUMMOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUMMOSIS:
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