SHTUMM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHTUMM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHTUMM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHTUMM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHTUMM
No single letter turns SHTUMM into another word.
How SHTUMM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHTUMM, 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 | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,209 thousand.
What stands out about SHTUMM
- SHTUMM 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
Words starting with SHTUMM
2 longer words begin with SHTUMM.
Shorter words from the letters in SHTUMM
Common questions about SHTUMM
- Is SHTUMM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHTUMM is not in it.
- How many points is SHTUMM worth?
- SHTUMM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHTUMM?
- No single letter can be added to SHTUMM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHTUMM:
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