RUM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does RUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spirit distilled from sugar cane.
Rum is also an old British adjective meaning odd — a rum do, a rum sort — and the two words are unconnected. Where either of them came from is unknown, which is unusual for a drink traded on that scale.
How RUM is used
Uncountable for the spirit; adjective in British use.
- A glass of rum and no intention of a second.
- That is a rum way to run a business.
- The word rum has two meanings and one unknown origin.
- Dark rum and light rum are aged differently.
- A rum do is British and has nothing to do with the drink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUM
Showing 24 of 137 words that begin with RUM.
Words ending in RUM
Showing 24 of 91 words that end in RUM. Useful as a back hook: play RUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUM inside
Showing 24 of 422 words that contain RUM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUM
Common questions about RUM
- Is RUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUM worth?
- RUM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUM mean?
- A spirit distilled from sugar cane.
- What letters can be added to RUM?
- RUM takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RUM:
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