RUMP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RUMP 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.
Which word lists accept RUMP?
| 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 RUMP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does RUMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal, or a cut of meat taken from that area.
The rump lies above the hind legs and below the lower back, and in cattle it provides a lean cut of meat used for roasting or steak. The word is also applied loosely to a small remaining part of something once larger, such as a rump parliament.
How RUMP is used
Countable when referring to a meat cut; often used attributively, as in rump steak.
- The butcher trimmed the rump before wrapping it.
- The horse swished its tail against its rump.
- We ordered rump steak for dinner at the pub.
- A bruise appeared on the calf's rump after the fall.
- The rumps of the cattle were marked for sale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUMP
21 longer words begin with RUMP.
Words ending in RUMP
10 words end in RUMP. Useful as a back hook: play RUMP onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUMP inside
Showing 24 of 121 words that contain RUMP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUMP
Common questions about RUMP
- Is RUMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUMP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUMP worth?
- RUMP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUMP mean?
- The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal, or a cut of meat taken from that area.
- What letters can be added to RUMP?
- RUMP takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUMP:
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