UMM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. UMM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMM is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UMM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in UMM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,425.
What does UMM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
The stretched-out twin of um, drawn longer when a speaker needs extra seconds before the next words arrive.
Umm and um are the same hesitation at two lengths, and researchers who study speech treat them as words rather than as noise: they do real work, warning a listener that something is on the way. Speakers who never use them are harder to follow, not easier.
How UMM is used
Stands alone or interrupts a sentence. Also spelled um.
- Umm, I am not sure that is what was agreed.
- He said umm for four seconds and then changed his mind.
- A speech with no umm in it sounds rehearsed.
- Umm warns a listener that a sentence is coming.
- Two umms in one answer and the room stopped believing him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMM
The 3 tiles of UMM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMM
6 longer words begin with UMM.
Words ending in UMM
3 words end in UMM. Useful as a back hook: play UMM onto a word already on the board.
Words with UMM inside
Showing 24 of 479 words that contain UMM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UMM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UMM
Common questions about UMM
- Is UMM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMM worth?
- UMM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMM mean?
- The stretched-out twin of um, drawn longer when a speaker needs extra seconds before the next words arrive.
- What letters can be added to UMM?
- UMM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of UMM:
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