LUMBAGO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LUMBAGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMBAGO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMBAGO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMBAGO
Front hooks — 1
plumbagoBack hooks — 1
lumbagosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMBAGO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUMBAGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does LUMBAGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back.
Lumbago often strikes suddenly after heavy lifting or an awkward twist, and it can make bending nearly impossible. It is an older term for what is now usually called lower back pain.
How LUMBAGO is used
The word lumbago is somewhat old-fashioned but still widely understood.
- Grandfather was laid up with lumbago all week.
- A hot bath eased the lumbago a little.
- Digging the garden brought on an attack of lumbago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMBAGO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUMBAGO
1 longer words begin with LUMBAGO.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMBAGO
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Common questions about LUMBAGO
- Is LUMBAGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMBAGO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMBAGO worth?
- LUMBAGO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMBAGO mean?
- Pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back.
- What letters can be added to LUMBAGO?
- LUMBAGO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUMBAGO:
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