SCUMBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCUMBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUMBLE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUMBLE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUMBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUMBLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCUMBLE, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,605 thousand.
What does SCUMBLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To soften a painting or drawing by lightly covering it with a thin layer of opaque colour or by smudging.
Painters scumble to dull a harsh tone or to give a surface a hazy, glowing look. A thin, broken coat of paint is dragged over the dried layer beneath, which is why the result looks airy.
How SCUMBLE is used
Scumble is mainly a term from painting and drawing technique.
- She used a dry brush to scumble white over the blue.
- Artists scumble pencil work with a fingertip.
- He chose to scumble the sky for a misty effect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUMBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCUMBLE
2 longer words begin with SCUMBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUMBLE
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Common questions about SCUMBLE
- Is SCUMBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUMBLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUMBLE worth?
- SCUMBLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUMBLE mean?
- To soften a painting or drawing by lightly covering it with a thin layer of opaque colour or by smudging.
- What letters can be added to SCUMBLE?
- SCUMBLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCUMBLE:
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