HUMPH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HUMPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUMPH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUMPH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUMPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
humphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUMPH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HUMPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,705 thousand.
What stands out about HUMPH
- HUMPH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HUMPH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An exclamation of doubt, displeasure, or mild contempt, resembling a grunt.
Humph represents the sound a person makes through the nose or throat to show skepticism, annoyance, or disapproval without saying actual words. Writers use it in dialogue to suggest a character is unconvinced or irritated by what has just been said. The sound sits somewhere between a sigh and a grunt, and it rarely appears outside quoted speech.
How HUMPH is used
Used almost exclusively in dialogue to represent a dismissive or doubtful grunt.
- Humph, she muttered, unconvinced by his excuse.
- He answered every question with a doubtful humph.
- Humph, said the old man, and turned back to his newspaper.
- The teacher's humph told the class she did not believe the story.
- Humph was all he offered in reply to the apology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUMPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUMPH
3 longer words begin with HUMPH.
Shorter words from the letters in HUMPH
Common questions about HUMPH
- Is HUMPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMPH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUMPH worth?
- HUMPH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUMPH mean?
- An exclamation of doubt, displeasure, or mild contempt, resembling a grunt.
- What letters can be added to HUMPH?
- HUMPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HUMPH:
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