SPUMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPUMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPUMOUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPUMOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPUMOUS
No single letter turns SPUMOUS into another word.
How SPUMOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPUMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about SPUMOUS
- SPUMOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPUMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryrare
Foamy or frothy; looking like foam.
Spumous is a rare, bookish word for something covered in foam, such as sea spray or a boiling liquid. It sounds more formal than frothy and fits descriptions of waves and rapids.
How SPUMOUS is used
Literary and rare; describes foam on water or other liquids.
- The spumous waves broke against the rocks.
- A spumous layer rose on top of the boiling milk.
- The river turned spumous below the waterfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPUMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPUMOUS
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Common questions about SPUMOUS
- Is SPUMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPUMOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPUMOUS worth?
- SPUMOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPUMOUS mean?
- Foamy or frothy; looking like foam.
- What letters can be added to SPUMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPUMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPUMOUS:
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