NUMB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NUMB 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 NUMB?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUMB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
numbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NUMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does NUMB mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Deprived of the power to feel.
Numb was once the past participle of a verb meaning to take, so it described a limb that had been taken away from its owner. The silent last letter was added later by imitation.
How NUMB is used
Before and after the noun. Also a verb.
- Numb to the elbow after twenty minutes.
- The word numb was once a past participle.
- A limb described as numb had been taken from its owner.
- The silent letter in numb was added by imitation.
- Cold numbs the fingers before anything else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUMB
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with NUMB.
Words ending in NUMB
1 words end in NUMB. Useful as a back hook: play NUMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with NUMB inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain NUMB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NUMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NUMB
Common questions about NUMB
- Is NUMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUMB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUMB worth?
- NUMB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUMB mean?
- Deprived of the power to feel.
- What letters can be added to NUMB?
- NUMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NUMB:
Open NUMB in the Word Finder