SUMS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SUMS 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 SUMS?
| 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: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUMS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUMS
No single letter turns SUMS into another word.
How SUMS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does SUMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Simple arithmetic problems, especially the kind given to schoolchildren as an exercise.
In British usage, doing your sums means working through basic addition, subtraction or similar problems, often as schoolwork, and the phrase get your sums right extends to checking that a calculation or a plan adds up correctly. The word is the plural of sum, which itself names a total or a particular amount of money, but this everyday classroom sense stands apart as its own common expression. A teacher might set ten sums for homework without meaning ten separate totals of money.
How SUMS is used
Common informal British usage, especially for schoolwork; less common in North American English.
- The children struggled with their sums before break.
- Check your sums again before handing in the test.
- She was always quick at sums in primary school.
- He does the household sums every month.
- Their sums didn't add up, so the plan fell through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUMS
The 4 tiles of SUMS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in SUMS
13 words end in SUMS. Useful as a back hook: play SUMS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SUMS
Common questions about SUMS
- Is SUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUMS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUMS worth?
- SUMS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUMS mean?
- Simple arithmetic problems, especially the kind given to schoolchildren as an exercise.
- What letters can be added to SUMS?
- No single letter can be added to SUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SUMS:
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