SUCCUMB is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SUCCUMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUCCUMB?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUCCUMB is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUCCUMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
succumbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUCCUMB scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUCCUMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 166,745 thousand.
What does SUCCUMB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give way to a stronger force, temptation or illness, or to die from a disease.
To succumb is to stop resisting, whether to a tempting dessert or a long siege. In reports about health it means to die of an illness or injury. The word suggests that the struggle was real before it was lost.
How SUCCUMB is used
Succumb is used with the preposition to, for giving in or for dying of an illness.
- The town did not succumb to the army despite weeks of attack.
- I always succumb to the smell of fresh bread.
- The old king did succumb to fever that winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUCCUMB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUCCUMB
5 longer words begin with SUCCUMB.
Shorter words from the letters in SUCCUMB
Common questions about SUCCUMB
- Is SUCCUMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUCCUMB, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUCCUMB worth?
- SUCCUMB is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUCCUMB mean?
- To give way to a stronger force, temptation or illness, or to die from a disease.
- What letters can be added to SUCCUMB?
- SUCCUMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUCCUMB:
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