UMPH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UMPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMPH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMPH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMPH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMPH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UMPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does UMPH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A sound of effort or of doubt.
Umph is written for the noise made when lifting something, and equally for a grunt of scepticism. Which of the two is meant depends entirely on what surrounds it on the page.
How UMPH is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- Umph, said the man with the other end of the sofa.
- The word umph covers effort and doubt alike.
- An umph in dialogue needs context to be read.
- Two umphs and the wardrobe was on the landing.
- Umph is written more often than it is transcribed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMPH
The 4 tiles of UMPH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMPH
1 longer words begin with UMPH.
Words ending in UMPH
9 words end in UMPH. Useful as a back hook: play UMPH onto a word already on the board.
Words with UMPH inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain UMPH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UMPH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UMPH
Common questions about UMPH
- Is UMPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMPH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMPH worth?
- UMPH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMPH mean?
- A sound of effort or of doubt.
- What letters can be added to UMPH?
- UMPH takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UMPH:
Open UMPH in the Word Finder