SUM is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUM?
| 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 SUM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What stands out about SUM
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The total obtained by adding numbers together.
Sum comes from the Latin for highest, because Roman columns of figures put the total at the top rather than the bottom. The layout changed and the word did not, which is why the name no longer describes where it goes.
How SUM is used
Countable. Also a verb: summed, summing.
- The sum is wrong and the error is in the third column.
- The word sum comes from the Latin for highest.
- A sum of that size needs two signatures.
- She summed up in four sentences and sat down.
- Romans wrote the sum at the top of the column.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUM
The 3 tiles of SUM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SUM
Showing 24 of 147 words that begin with SUM.
Words ending in SUM
21 words end in SUM. Useful as a back hook: play SUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with SUM inside
Showing 24 of 193 words that contain SUM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SUM
Common questions about SUM
- Is SUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUM worth?
- SUM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUM mean?
- The total obtained by adding numbers together.
- What letters can be added to SUM?
- SUM takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SUM:
Open SUM in the Word Finder