SHTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHTUM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHTUM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shtummChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHTUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does SHTUM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Silent; refusing to speak or reveal information, especially by deliberate choice.
Shtum describes someone who says nothing at all, usually on purpose, often in the fixed phrase keep shtum, meaning to stay silent about something rather than simply being quiet by nature. The word comes from Yiddish shtum, itself related to German stumm, meaning mute, and it reached British English through Yiddish-influenced London slang. It is used especially about withholding information, as when someone is told to keep shtum about a secret, a mistake or a piece of gossip. The tone is casual and colloquial, rarely appearing in formal writing.
How SHTUM is used
Informal, chiefly British; used almost always in the phrase keep shtum, meaning to stay silent about something.
- He was told to keep shtum about the surprise party.
- She stayed shtum when the police asked who had broken the window.
- The whole team kept shtum about the failed experiment.
- Keep shtum, he whispered, as footsteps approached the door.
- Everyone in the office went shtum the moment the manager walked in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHTUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHTUM
The 5 tiles of SHTUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHTUM
3 longer words begin with SHTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SHTUM
Common questions about SHTUM
- Is SHTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHTUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHTUM worth?
- SHTUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHTUM mean?
- Silent; refusing to speak or reveal information, especially by deliberate choice.
- What letters can be added to SHTUM?
- SHTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHTUM:
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