SUMAC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUMAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUMAC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUMAC is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUMAC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUMAC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SUMAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about SUMAC
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SUMAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, valued for its brightly colored autumn foliage and, in some species, for its dried, tangy fruit used as a spice.
Wild sumac grows across many temperate regions and is easy to recognize in autumn, when its compound leaves turn shades of deep red and orange before falling. Certain species produce clusters of small red fruit that are dried and ground into a tart, reddish spice widely used in Middle Eastern cooking, where sumac adds a lemony sharpness to salads and meats. A few related species, sometimes called poison sumac, contain oils that cause a severe skin rash and are best avoided entirely. Because both the ornamental shrub and the culinary spice share the same name, context usually shows which sense a writer intends.
How SUMAC is used
Countable noun for the plant; also used uncountably for the ground spice, as in a pinch of sumac.
- Bright red sumac lined the edge of the field in October.
- The chef sprinkled sumac over the grilled chicken.
- Hikers were warned to avoid the poison sumac near the trail.
- She planted a sumac shrub to add fall color to the garden.
- The salad's tangy flavor came from a dash of sumac.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUMAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUMAC
The 5 tiles of SUMAC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SUMAC
3 longer words begin with SUMAC.
Shorter words from the letters in SUMAC
Common questions about SUMAC
- Is SUMAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUMAC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUMAC worth?
- SUMAC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUMAC mean?
- A shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, valued for its brightly colored autumn foliage and, in some species, for its dried, tangy fruit used as a spice.
- What letters can be added to SUMAC?
- SUMAC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SUMAC:
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