THUMBING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THUMBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
t1h4u1m3b3i1n1g2
PlayableTHUMBING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept THUMBING?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful THUMBING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUMBING
No single letter turns THUMBING into another word.
How THUMBING scores
Scrabble t1h4u1m3b3i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends t1h3u2m4b4i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in THUMBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THUMBING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THUMBING
- All 8 letters of THUMBING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in THUMBING
humint11 muting9 tubing9 thumb12 bight11 might11 night9 thing9 bhut9 hing8 hung8 nigh8 nimb8 numb8 thig8 thug8 bing7 bung7 hint7 hunt7 ming7 mung7 thin7 bint6 bunt6 mint6 muni6 muti6 ting5 tung5 unit4 him8 hub8 hum8 bum7 ghi7 hug7 mib7 ugh7 big6
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Common questions about THUMBING
- Is THUMBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THUMBING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THUMBING worth?
- THUMBING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THUMBING?
- No single letter can be added to THUMBING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THUMBING:
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