RUMOR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RUMOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUMOR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUMOR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUMOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rumorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUMOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUMOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What stands out about RUMOR
- RUMOR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUMOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A story or piece of information passed from person to person without any confirmed source, and of uncertain or doubtful truth.
A rumor spreads by word of mouth rather than through any verified report, so it often grows, shifts and gathers new details as one person repeats it to another. The word works equally well as a verb, so people are said to rumor something when they pass it along as unconfirmed news. American English keeps the shorter spelling rumor, while British English spells the same word rumour, a difference that affects only the letters and not the meaning. Journalists distinguish a rumor sharply from a confirmed report, since printing an unverified rumor as fact can seriously damage a newspaper's credibility.
How RUMOR is used
The standard American spelling; British writers use rumour instead. Common in everyday speech, news reporting and gossip alike.
- A rumor spread through the office that the factory would close.
- She refused to repeat the rumor until someone could confirm it.
- Reporters are trained never to print a rumor as if it were fact.
- The rumor turned out to be completely false.
- He heard it rumored that the company was planning layoffs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUMOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUMOR
10 longer words begin with RUMOR.
Shorter words from the letters in RUMOR
Common questions about RUMOR
- Is RUMOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUMOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUMOR worth?
- RUMOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUMOR mean?
- A story or piece of information passed from person to person without any confirmed source, and of uncertain or doubtful truth.
- What letters can be added to RUMOR?
- RUMOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUMOR:
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