TUMOROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUMOROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMOROUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMOROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMOROUS
No single letter turns TUMOROUS into another word.
How TUMOROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUMOROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUMOROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUMOROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of the nature of a tumour, or resembling or affected by one.
Tumorous describes tissue that has formed an abnormal mass. Older writing also used it figuratively for something swollen or overblown, such as bombastic language.
How TUMOROUS is used
A medical adjective, as in tumorous tissue or a tumorous growth.
- The scan showed tumorous tissue in the left lung.
- Researchers studied how tumorous cells divide.
- The vet removed a tumorous lump from the dog's side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMOROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMOROUS
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Common questions about TUMOROUS
- Is TUMOROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMOROUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMOROUS worth?
- TUMOROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMOROUS mean?
- Of the nature of a tumour, or resembling or affected by one.
- What letters can be added to TUMOROUS?
- No single letter can be added to TUMOROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUMOROUS:
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