MUMMERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MUMMERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUMMERY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUMMERY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUMMERY
No single letter turns MUMMERY into another word.
How MUMMERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUMMERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 3 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. MUMMERY needs 1 blank tile.
What does MUMMERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A show or ceremony that is absurd, pompous or hollow, or an old folk performance by masked mummers.
Today mummery mostly carries a sneer, hinting that some solemn ritual is only theatre. Its older sense is the traditional costumed play acted at midwinter.
How MUMMERY is used
Used figuratively to mock empty ceremony; literally for folk plays.
- He dismissed the whole ceremony as mummery.
- The village held its annual mummery at Christmas.
- Such legal mummery impresses nobody anymore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUMMERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MUMMERY
Common questions about MUMMERY
- Is MUMMERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUMMERY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUMMERY worth?
- MUMMERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUMMERY mean?
- A show or ceremony that is absurd, pompous or hollow, or an old folk performance by masked mummers.
- What letters can be added to MUMMERY?
- No single letter can be added to MUMMERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUMMERY:
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