Is HUMBUG valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMBUG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HUMBUG worth?

HUMBUG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HUMBUG?

HUMBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

HUMBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. HUMBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

h4u1m3b3u1g2

PlayableHUMBUG · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 8,278 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HUMBUG?

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

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

2.83%

Our own measure of how useful HUMBUG is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HUMBUG

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

humbugs15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HUMBUG scores

Scrabble h4u1m3b3u1g2 14

Words with Friends h3u2m4b4u2g3 18

Face value of the 6 tiles in HUMBUG, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
u	2	4
m	1	2
b	1	2
g	1	3

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.

Words starting with HUMBUG

humbugs15 humbugged19 humbugger18 humbuggers19 humbuggery22 humbugging20 humbuggable22 humbuggeries21

8 longer words begin with HUMBUG.

Shorter words from the letters in HUMBUG

hub8 hum8 bum7 hug7 ugh7 bug6 gub6 gum6 mug6 umu5 hm7 uh5 mu4 um4 gu3 ug3

Common questions about HUMBUG

Is HUMBUG valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMBUG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HUMBUG worth?: HUMBUG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HUMBUG?: HUMBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HUMBUG:

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