PLUMBUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PLUMBUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUMBUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUMBUM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUMBUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plumbumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLUMBUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLUMBUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 166,745 thousand.
What does PLUMBUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The Latin name for lead, the soft heavy metal, from which its chemical symbol Pb comes.
Plumbum explains why lead has the symbol Pb in the periodic table, and also why a plumber, who once worked with lead pipes, has that name. Outside chemistry history, plumbum is seldom used.
How PLUMBUM is used
Plumbum is a Latin or old technical name found in chemistry and etymology.
- The symbol Pb comes from plumbum.
- Roman writers used plumbum for both pipes and weights.
- The word plumber traces back to plumbum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUMBUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLUMBUM
1 longer words begin with PLUMBUM.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUMBUM
Common questions about PLUMBUM
- Is PLUMBUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUMBUM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUMBUM worth?
- PLUMBUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUMBUM mean?
- The Latin name for lead, the soft heavy metal, from which its chemical symbol Pb comes.
- What letters can be added to PLUMBUM?
- PLUMBUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLUMBUM:
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