SUMO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SUMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUMO?
| 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 SUMO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sumosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUMO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SUMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What stands out about SUMO
- The same 4 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 SUMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional Japanese sport of wrestling in which two wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular ring or make any part of the body besides the feet touch the ground.
Sumo wrestlers, known for their great size and strength, face off inside a raised ring called a dohyo, and a bout is won the instant one man steps outside the ring or touches the ground with any part of his body besides his feet. The sport carries centuries of ritual, including salt-throwing and formal bows, alongside the brief, explosive contest itself. In English, sumo is used both for the sport as a whole and, informally, for a sumo wrestler himself.
How SUMO is used
Common in general English when discussing Japanese sport and culture.
- The two men trained hard for the sumo tournament.
- He was pushed out of the ring and lost the sumo match.
- Sumo is deeply tied to Japanese tradition and ritual.
- The champion sumo wrestler weighed over two hundred kilograms.
- Tourists watched a sumo bout for the first time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUMO
The 4 tiles of SUMO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SUMO
5 longer words begin with SUMO.
Shorter words from the letters in SUMO
Common questions about SUMO
- Is SUMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUMO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUMO worth?
- SUMO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUMO mean?
- A traditional Japanese sport of wrestling in which two wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular ring or make any part of the body besides the feet touch the ground.
- What letters can be added to SUMO?
- SUMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SUMO:
Open SUMO in the Word Finder