UMLAUT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UMLAUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMLAUT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMLAUT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMLAUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umlautsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMLAUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UMLAUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does UMLAUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pair of dots placed over a vowel, especially in German, to show a changed vowel sound.
In German the umlaut turns a, o and u into three dotted letters, each with its own sound. The term also names the historical sound change in Germanic languages that created such pairs, which is why English has foot and feet or mouse and mice. Typewriters and keyboards without the dotted letters often replaced them with an added e.
How UMLAUT is used
Used in linguistics and everyday talk about German, Swedish and Turkish spelling.
- The umlaut over the vowel changes how the word is pronounced.
- Her surname lost its umlaut on the airline ticket.
- English plurals like geese come from an old umlaut.
- He typed the umlaut by holding a key on the phone keyboard.
- Without the umlaut the two German words look identical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMLAUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMLAUT
The 6 tiles of UMLAUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMLAUT
3 longer words begin with UMLAUT.
Shorter words from the letters in UMLAUT
Common questions about UMLAUT
- Is UMLAUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMLAUT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMLAUT worth?
- UMLAUT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMLAUT mean?
- A pair of dots placed over a vowel, especially in German, to show a changed vowel sound.
- What letters can be added to UMLAUT?
- UMLAUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UMLAUT:
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