STUMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STUMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STUMPY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STUMPY 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 STUMPY
No single letter turns STUMPY into another word.
How STUMPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STUMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about STUMPY
- STUMPY 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
What does STUMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Short and thick, like a stump, or full of stumps.
Stumpy is used of things that look cut off short: legs, tails, candles, trees that have been felled low. It can be mildly unkind when applied to a person, so it is best kept for animals and objects. A stumpy field is one littered with the stubs of old trees or crops.
How STUMPY is used
Descriptive; sometimes affectionate for animals, less kind for people.
- The spaniel wagged a stumpy tail.
- He wrote with a stumpy pencil no longer than a thumb.
- The farmer crossed the stumpy field with care.
- A stumpy candle burned on the windowsill.
- The bear had stumpy legs but ran very fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STUMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STUMPY
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Common questions about STUMPY
- Is STUMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STUMPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STUMPY worth?
- STUMPY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STUMPY mean?
- Short and thick, like a stump, or full of stumps.
- What letters can be added to STUMPY?
- No single letter can be added to STUMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STUMPY:
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