THUMBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. THUMBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THUMBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THUMBY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THUMBY
No single letter turns THUMBY into another word.
How THUMBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THUMBY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about THUMBY
- THUMBY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in THUMBY
Common questions about THUMBY
- Is THUMBY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THUMBY is not in it.
- How many points is THUMBY worth?
- THUMBY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THUMBY?
- No single letter can be added to THUMBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THUMBY:
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