PIUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIUM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PIUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIUM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIUM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
Words starting with PIUM
1 longer words begin with PIUM.
Words ending in PIUM
9 words end in PIUM. Useful as a back hook: play PIUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIUM inside
9 words contain PIUM in the middle. Words that start with PIUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIUM
Common questions about PIUM
- Is PIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIUM is not in it.
- How many points is PIUM worth?
- PIUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIUM?
- PIUM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PIUM:
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