UMBEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UMBEL 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 UMBEL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBEL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umbelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMBEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UMBEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about UMBEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UMBEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flower cluster in which stalks of roughly equal length spring from a common point at the top of the stem, forming a flat or rounded head of blooms.
An umbel is characteristic of the carrot family, seen in plants such as dill, parsley, and Queen Anne's lace, where dozens of small flowers open together in a broad, flat-topped cluster. Botanists distinguish a simple umbel, in which every stalk meets at one point, from a compound umbel, where each stalk ends in a smaller secondary cluster called an umbellet. The word comes from the Latin umbella, meaning little shade or parasol, describing the cluster's umbrella-like shape. Foragers rely on the umbel as a key identifying feature within the carrot family, some members of which are edible while others are dangerously toxic.
How UMBEL is used
Umbel is a technical botanical term, used mainly in plant description and gardening literature.
- The wild carrot produces a broad, flat umbel of tiny white flowers.
- Botanists distinguish a simple umbel from a compound umbel.
- Bees swarmed over the fennel plant's yellow umbel.
- Each umbel is made up of dozens of individual flower stalks meeting at one point.
- The dill's lacy umbel nodded gently in the summer breeze.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMBEL
The 5 tiles of UMBEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UMBEL
17 longer words begin with UMBEL.
Words with UMBEL inside
2 words contain UMBEL in the middle. Words that start with UMBEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBEL
Common questions about UMBEL
- Is UMBEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBEL worth?
- UMBEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBEL mean?
- A flower cluster in which stalks of roughly equal length spring from a common point at the top of the stem, forming a flat or rounded head of blooms.
- What letters can be added to UMBEL?
- UMBEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UMBEL:
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