STRUMPET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STRUMPET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRUMPET?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRUMPET is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRUMPET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strumpetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRUMPET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRUMPET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRUMPET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRUMPET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
An old-fashioned term for a woman considered to be of loose morals or a prostitute.
Strumpet turns up mostly in older plays, ballads and period novels, where it works as a harsh insult aimed at a woman. Modern speakers would find it quaint or hostile, so it survives chiefly in historical or humorous writing.
How STRUMPET is used
Strumpet is archaic and is met today mainly in Shakespearean-style dialogue or deliberately old-fashioned prose.
- The villain called her a strumpet in front of the whole court.
- In the old ballad the strumpet is cast out of the village.
- Calling someone a strumpet today would sound like a line from a costume drama.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRUMPET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRUMPET
The 8 tiles of STRUMPET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STRUMPET
3 longer words begin with STRUMPET.
Shorter words from the letters in STRUMPET
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Common questions about STRUMPET
- Is STRUMPET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRUMPET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRUMPET worth?
- STRUMPET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRUMPET mean?
- An old-fashioned term for a woman considered to be of loose morals or a prostitute.
- What letters can be added to STRUMPET?
- STRUMPET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRUMPET:
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