SCUMBALL is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. SCUMBALL is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1c3u1m3b3a1l1l1
PlayableSCUMBALL · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SCUMBALL?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%3.88%
Our own measure of how useful SCUMBALL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUMBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scumballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUMBALL scores
Scrabble s1c3u1m3b3a1l1l1 14
Words with Friends s1c4u2m4b4a1l2l2 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCUMBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCUMBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SCUMBALL
1 longer words begin with SCUMBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUMBALL
albums10 lacmus10 callus8 mullas8 sulcal8 album9 balms9 blams9 calms9 camus9 caums9 clams9 clubs9 culms9 lambs9 musca9 scuba9 sumac9 alums7 balls7 balus7 bulla7 bulls7 calls7 cauls7 culls7 lumas7 malls7 malus7 mauls7 mulla7 mulls7 scall7 scull7 small7 bacs8 balm8 bams8 blam8 bums8
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Common questions about SCUMBALL
- Is SCUMBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCUMBALL is not in it.
- How many points is SCUMBALL worth?
- SCUMBALL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCUMBALL?
- SCUMBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCUMBALL:
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