LUMP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does LUMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A compact shapeless mass of something.
Lump is probably imitative and appeared in the thirteenth century with no clear ancestor. The phrase about accepting something unwelcome is nineteenth-century American.
How LUMP is used
Countable. Also a verb: lumped, lumps.
- A lump in the sauce that no whisking removed.
- The word lump has no clear ancestor.
- They lumped the two categories together.
- Lumpy is the adjective formed from it.
- Two lumps of sugar and no stirring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUMP
The 4 tiles of LUMP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUMP
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with LUMP.
Words ending in LUMP
6 words end in LUMP. Useful as a back hook: play LUMP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUMP inside
Showing 24 of 76 words that contain LUMP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMP
Common questions about LUMP
- Is LUMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMP worth?
- LUMP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMP mean?
- A compact shapeless mass of something.
- What letters can be added to LUMP?
- LUMP takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUMP:
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