SLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLUM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does SLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heavily populated area of a city marked by poverty, overcrowding, and poor-quality housing.
A slum forms where housing has fallen into disrepair and many people are forced to live in cramped, unhealthy conditions. This usually happens because the people living there have few other affordable options in the city.
How SLUM is used
Neutral descriptive term in urban studies, though it can sound harsh when applied carelessly to real communities.
- The charity works to improve conditions in the city slum.
- They grew up in a slum on the edge of town.
- Rapid migration to cities has expanded many a slum.
- Reformers pushed to clear the worst slum housing decades ago.
- The novel is set in a slum during the industrial era.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLUM
The 4 tiles of SLUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLUM
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with SLUM.
Words with SLUM inside
4 words contain SLUM in the middle. Words that start with SLUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUM
Common questions about SLUM
- Is SLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUM worth?
- SLUM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUM mean?
- A heavily populated area of a city marked by poverty, overcrowding, and poor-quality housing.
- What letters can be added to SLUM?
- SLUM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SLUM:
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