PIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIUMS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1u1m3s1
Depends on the listPIUMS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PIUMS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.2%
Our own measure of how useful PIUMS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIUMS
Front hooks — 1
opiumsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PIUMS scores
Scrabble p3i1u1m3s1 9
Words with Friends p4i1u2m4s1 12
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
Words ending in PIUMS
7 words end in PIUMS. Useful as a back hook: play PIUMS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PIUMS
imps8 mips8 pium8 simp8 spim8 sump8 umps8 imus6 sumi6 imp7 ump7 imu5 ism5 mis5 mus5 pis5 piu5 psi5 pus5 sim5 sip5 sum5 sup5 ums5 ups5 sui3 mi4 mu4 pi4 um4 up4 is2 si2 us2
Common questions about PIUMS
- Is PIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIUMS is not in it.
- How many points is PIUMS worth?
- PIUMS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIUMS?
- PIUMS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIUMS:
Open PIUMS in the Word Finder