Is RUMOUR valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUMOUR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is RUMOUR worth?

RUMOUR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to RUMOUR?

RUMOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

RUMOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. RUMOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

r1u1m3o1u1r1

PlayableRUMOUR · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 827,814odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept RUMOUR?

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: 27 / 100

27WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful RUMOUR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RUMOUR

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

rumours9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How RUMOUR scores

Scrabble r1u1m3o1u1r1 8

Words with Friends r1u2m4o1u2r1 11

Face value of the 6 tiles in RUMOUR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
r	2	6
u	2	4
m	1	2
o	1	8

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 827,814.

What stands out about RUMOUR

RUMOUR begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with RUMOUR

rumours9 rumoured11 rumourer10 rumourers11 rumouring12 rumourmonger17 rumourmongers18

7 longer words begin with RUMOUR.

Shorter words from the letters in RUMOUR

rumor7 murr6 roum6 ruru4 mor5 mou5 rom5 rum5 umu5 our3 mo4 mu4 om4 um4 or2 ou2 ur2

Common questions about RUMOUR

Is RUMOUR valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUMOUR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is RUMOUR worth?: RUMOUR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RUMOUR?: RUMOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUMOUR:

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