TUMULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TUMULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUMULAR?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUMULAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUMULAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tumularyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TUMULAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TUMULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does TUMULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Of, like or relating to a tumulus or burial mound.
Tumular is found in archaeology and in descriptive writing about the landscape, where a field may be called tumular if it is dotted with low mounds. It is a cousin of tumulary and is rarely heard in everyday speech.
How TUMULAR is used
Used in archaeology for mound-like shapes or the burial mounds themselves.
- The tumular landscape hid dozens of ancient graves.
- A tumular ridge ran along the edge of the field.
- They surveyed the tumular remains from the Bronze Age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUMULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TUMULAR
The 7 tiles of TUMULAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TUMULAR
1 longer words begin with TUMULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in TUMULAR
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Common questions about TUMULAR
- Is TUMULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUMULAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUMULAR worth?
- TUMULAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUMULAR mean?
- Of, like or relating to a tumulus or burial mound.
- What letters can be added to TUMULAR?
- TUMULAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TUMULAR:
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