SCUMMY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCUMMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUMMY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUMMY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUMMY
No single letter turns SCUMMY into another word.
How SCUMMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCUMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,626 thousand.
What stands out about SCUMMY
- SCUMMY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCUMMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Covered with scum, or in informal use, thoroughly nasty and contemptible.
Used literally, scummy describes a pond or pot with a dirty film on the surface. Used of people it is a harsher insult than shabby. The meaning moves between a physical film and moral disgust.
How SCUMMY is used
Used of dirty liquids and surfaces, and informally as strong disapproval.
- The scummy water in the ditch smelled bad.
- He called the landlord a scummy cheat.
- The bath was scummy after the long winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUMMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUMMY
Common questions about SCUMMY
- Is SCUMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUMMY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUMMY worth?
- SCUMMY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUMMY mean?
- Covered with scum, or in informal use, thoroughly nasty and contemptible.
- What letters can be added to SCUMMY?
- No single letter can be added to SCUMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCUMMY:
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