SMEDDUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SMEDDUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMEDDUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMEDDUM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMEDDUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smeddumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMEDDUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SMEDDUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does SMEDDUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A fine powder or dust, and in Scots figuratively the spirit and mettle of a person.
In plain speech smeddum is simply something ground very small, such as flour or malt. The figurative sense is the livelier one, praising a person who has plenty of grit. A Scots speaker would say someone has smeddum when they refuse to be cowed.
How SMEDDUM is used
Smeddum is chiefly Scots, used literally for powder and figuratively for energy and courage.
- The miller brushed the pale smeddum from his sleeves.
- She had plenty of smeddum for a girl of twelve.
- Lacking smeddum, the team gave up at the first setback.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMEDDUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SMEDDUM
1 longer words begin with SMEDDUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SMEDDUM
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Common questions about SMEDDUM
- Is SMEDDUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMEDDUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMEDDUM worth?
- SMEDDUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMEDDUM mean?
- A fine powder or dust, and in Scots figuratively the spirit and mettle of a person.
- What letters can be added to SMEDDUM?
- SMEDDUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SMEDDUM:
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