RUMNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUMNESS 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 RUMNESS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUMNESS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUMNESS
Front hooks — 1
grumnessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUMNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUMNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does RUMNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareBritish
The quality of being odd, strange or peculiar.
This old-fashioned noun comes from the adjective rum, meaning queer. Writers use rumness with a hint of amusement when something is oddly out of place.
How RUMNESS is used
Rumness is dated and humorous, and is rarely heard in modern speech.
- He remarked on the rumness of the whole affair.
- The rumness of her behaviour puzzled the guests.
- Nobody could explain the rumness of that old house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUMNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUMNESS
1 longer words begin with RUMNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RUMNESS
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Common questions about RUMNESS
- Is RUMNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUMNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUMNESS worth?
- RUMNESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUMNESS mean?
- The quality of being odd, strange or peculiar.
- What letters can be added to RUMNESS?
- RUMNESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUMNESS:
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