UMBRAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UMBRAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBRAGE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBRAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBRAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMBRAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UMBRAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does UMBRAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A feeling of offence or resentment, especially at being slighted or insulted.
Umbrage nearly always appears in the phrase take umbrage. The word comes from an old sense of shade or shadow, and that older meaning is still found in poetic writing.
How UMBRAGE is used
Umbrage is used with take or give to describe being offended.
- She took umbrage at the remark about her cooking.
- There was no reason for him to feel umbrage.
- The tone of the letter gave umbrage to several readers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBRAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMBRAGE
6 longer words begin with UMBRAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBRAGE
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Common questions about UMBRAGE
- Is UMBRAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBRAGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBRAGE worth?
- UMBRAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBRAGE mean?
- A feeling of offence or resentment, especially at being slighted or insulted.
- What letters can be added to UMBRAGE?
- UMBRAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UMBRAGE:
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