HUMBUGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HUMBUGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUMBUGGING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUMBUGGING is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUMBUGGING
No single letter turns HUMBUGGING into another word.
How HUMBUGGING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HUMBUGGING, 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 | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HUMBUGGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HUMBUGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Deceiving or fooling people with false talk or pretended feeling.
The humbugging of old fairground showmen and quack doctors gave the word its flavour of harmless trickery. It now sounds dated and a little humorous.
How HUMBUGGING is used
Humbugging is mostly met in older books, usually about a charlatan or a swindle.
- The doctor made his living by humbugging the gullible.
- All this humbugging about miracle cures fooled nobody.
- He grew tired of the humbugging in the council chamber.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUMBUGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HUMBUGGING
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Common questions about HUMBUGGING
- Is HUMBUGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMBUGGING, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUMBUGGING worth?
- HUMBUGGING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUMBUGGING mean?
- Deceiving or fooling people with false talk or pretended feeling.
- What letters can be added to HUMBUGGING?
- No single letter can be added to HUMBUGGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HUMBUGGING:
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