MUM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUM is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,425.
What stands out about MUM
- MUM is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Mother, in British speech.
Two unrelated words are spelled this way: the parent, and the adjective meaning silent, as in keeping mum. The second is the older of the two and comes from the sound of lips pressed shut, which is also where English got mumble.
How MUM is used
Countable in the family sense. The silent sense survives in keep mum.
- His mum answered the door and said nothing useful.
- Keep mum about the whole business.
- The word mum means two unrelated things.
- She stayed mum for a fortnight and then told everyone.
- Two mums on the touchline shouting different instructions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUM
The 3 tiles of MUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUM
Showing 24 of 72 words that begin with MUM.
Words ending in MUM
20 words end in MUM. Useful as a back hook: play MUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with MUM inside
19 words contain MUM in the middle. Words that start with MUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MUM
Common questions about MUM
- Is MUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUM worth?
- MUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUM mean?
- Mother, in British speech.
- What letters can be added to MUM?
- MUM takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MUM:
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