OVUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OVUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVUM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVUM
Front hooks — 1
novumBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OVUM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OVUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does OVUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An egg cell produced by a female.
Ovum is the Latin singular, and its plural drops the last two letters instead of adding anything, which trips up writers who expect an ending. Biology keeps both forms unchanged.
How OVUM is used
Countable. The Latin plural drops the ending.
- An ovum is far larger than the cell that fertilises it.
- The word ovum is Latin and keeps its Latin plural.
- One ovum is released in a typical cycle.
- The plural of ovum drops letters rather than adding them.
- Biology uses ovum in preference to the English word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in OVUM
1 words end in OVUM. Useful as a back hook: play OVUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with OVUM inside
1 words contain OVUM in the middle. Words that start with OVUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OVUM
Common questions about OVUM
- Is OVUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVUM worth?
- OVUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVUM mean?
- An egg cell produced by a female.
- What letters can be added to OVUM?
- OVUM takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OVUM:
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